Calcicline purple moorgrass meadows
Common name:
Calcicline purple moorgrass meadows
Habitat code:
E3.511
Description:
Species-rich humid grasslands of oligotrophic calcareous or calcicline soils of middle Europe, southern Fennoscandia and northwestern Iberia, with [Silaum silaus], [Sanguisorba officinalis], [Selinum carvifolia], [Stachys officinalis] ([Betonica officinalis]), [Cirsium tuberosum], [Carex tomentosa], [Tetragonolobus maritimus], [Galium boreale], [Serratula tinctoria], [Inula salicina], [Dianthus superbus] and abundant [Colchicum autumnale].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Selinum carvifolia (L.) L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Inula salicina L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Serratula tinctoria Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Dianthus superbus L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevis. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sanguisorba officinalis Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Galium boreale L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carex tomentosa L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Colchicum autumnale L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |