Carpathian [Festuca airoides] grasslands

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

E4.3432

Description:

Swards of the alpine zone of the Northern and Eastern Carpathians, dominated by [Festuca airoides] ([Festuca supina]), with [Juncus trifidus], [Cerastium alpinum], [Potentilla aurea ssp. chrysocraspeda].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Cerastium alpinum L.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Potentilla aurea ssp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juncus trifidus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca airoides Lam.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
G0K100301		G0K100301	BABIA GORA I PASMO POLICY