Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Nevadan tall fescue stripped grasslands

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Nevadan tall fescue stripped grasslands
Habitat code:
E4.3617
Description:

Pioneer grasslands formed by the robust [Festuca pseudeskia] and [Festuca paniculata] on steep slopes submitted to intense insolation and severe erosion of the oro-Mediterranean and locally cryoro-Mediterranean levels of the Sierra Nevada.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Festuca paniculata (Linnaeus, 1753) Schinz & Thell., 1911-1913 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca pseudeskia Boiss. 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
B00000035 B00000035 SIERRA NEVADA