Alpigenous acidophilous grassland
Mostly closed [Carex curvula], [Festuca] spp., [Oreochloa] spp. or [Juncus trifidus] grasslands on siliceous soils of the alpine level of the Alps, the Carpathians and the Pyrenees, with very local outposts in the great Hercynian ranges and the Cantabrian Range. [Androsace obtusifolia], [Androsace carnea ssp. laggeri], [Campanula barbata], [Juncus jacquinii], [Juncus trifidus], [Silene exscapa], [Gentiana alpina], [Achillea erba-rotta], [Euphrasia minima], [Luzula lutea], [Luzula spicata], [Luzula hispanica], [Lychnis alpina], [Minuartia recurva], [Minuartia sedoides], [Pedicularis kerneri], [Pedicularis pyrenaica], [Phyteuma globulariifolium], [Phyteuma hemisphaericum], [Potentilla frigida], [Armeria alpina], [Senecio incanus], [Trifolium alpinum], [Veronica bellidioides], [Ranunculus pyrenaeus] are characteristic.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Senecio incanus L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Phyteuma hemisphaericum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Phyteuma globulariifolium Sternb. & Hoppe | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Campanula barbata L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Silene exscapa All. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Minuartia recurva (All., 1785) Schinz & Thell., 1907 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Minuartia sedoides (L.) Hiern | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Gentiana alpina Vill. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Ranunculus pyrenaeus L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Androsace obtusifolia All. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Androsace carnea ssp. laggeri (A.Huet) Nyman | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Potentilla frigida Vill. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Veronica bellidioides L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pedicularis kerneri Dalla Torre | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Euphrasia minima Jacq. ex DC., 1805 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Juncus jacquinii L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Luzula hispanica Chrtek & Kr¡sa | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Juncus trifidus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Luzula italica Parl. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Luzula lutea (All.) DC. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| E4.345 | Alpigenous [Oreochloa disticha] swards | Alpigenous [Oreochloa disticha] swards |
| E4.346 | Hercynio-Carpathian [Juncus trifidus] swards | Hercynio-Carpathian [Juncus trifidus] swards |
| E4.347 | Cantabrian [Oreochloa blanka] swards | Cantabrian [Oreochloa blanka] swards |
| E4.348 | Alpigenous [Agrostis rupestris] swards | Alpigenous [Agrostis rupestris] swards |
| E4.341 | Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands | Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands |
| E4.342 | Alpigenous [Festuca halleri] grasslands | Alpigenous [Festuca halleri] grasslands |
| E4.343 | Alpigenous [Festuca airoides] grasslands | Alpigenous [Festuca airoides] grasslands |
| E4.344 | Pyrenean [Festuca borderi] swards | Pyrenean [Festuca borderi] swards |