Pyrenean [Festuca eskia] garland-grasslands

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

E4.332

Description:

Open, thermophile, stripped grasslands organized in ribbons retaining stony, almost bare steps on the adrets of the upper subalpine and lower alpine zones in the Pyrenees, formed by the hard, sharp-pointed, slippery, bright green, tufted [Festuca eskia], sometimes associated with [Carex sempervirens] s.l.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Carex sempervirens Vill., 1787	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
200066004	200066004	MASSIF DE MADRES - MONT CORONAT
200066008	200066008	VALLEES DE MANTET ET DE PY; MASSIF DE LA CARENCA
200066013	200066013	RESERVE NATURELLE DE LA MASSANE
B00010026	B00010026	RIAÃ‘O
B00010170	B00010170	SERRES DE CADI-MOIXERO
B00000273	B00000273	MARIMANHA
200066001	200066001	CHAINE DU PUIGMAL ET VALLEES ADJACENTES, DONT VALLEE D'EYNE
B00000009	B00000009	AIGÃœESTORTES I STANY DE SANT MAURICI
B00000092	B00000092	VALLE DE ARAN
B00000274	B00000274	FILIA
B00000270	B00000270	TOSSA PLANA
B00010165	B00010165	CAPÃ‡ALERES DE LES NOGUERES DE VALLFERRERA I CARDOS