Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Oro-Moesian [Festuca paniculata] grasslands

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Oro-Moesian [Festuca paniculata] grasslands
Habitat code:
E4.391
Description:

Extensive, closed, acidophilous tall grasslands dominated by the large [Festuca paniculata] of higher elevations, up to 2400 metres, of the Central Balkan Range, the Rhodopide Rila, Pirin and Vitosha, the Moeso-Macedonian mountains, the Pelagonides and the Montenegrine Dinarides, mainly on eroded soils of south-facing slopes, with [Festuca nigrescens], [Bellardiochloa violacea], [Nardus stricta], [Genista depressa], [Juniperus nana] ([Juniperus sibirica]), [Vaccinium myrtillus].

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Vaccinium myrtillus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Genista tinctoria Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca paniculata (Linnaeus, 1753) Schinz & Thell., 1911-1913 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Bellardiochloa variegata (Lam., 1791) Kerguélen, 1983 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Nardus stricta Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juniperus communis nana (Willd., 1806) Syme, 1868 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
F00000600 F00000600 CENTRAL BALKAN
F00002400 F00002400 RILA
F00002700 F00002700 PIRIN
Q0C100101 Q0C100101 KURORA E LURES
P00000017 P00000017 JABLANICA
P0000008D P0000008D LESHNICA
P0000008G P0000008G MAZDRACHA
P0000009C P0000009C KORAB
P0000019B P0000019B PALISNOPJE
P00000016 P00000016 GALICHICA
P00000040 P00000040 ALSHAR
Q06400202 Q06400202 SHPAT-POLIS-SOPOT
Q0C300100 Q0C300100 KORAB-SHISHTAVEC
P00000011 P00000011 STOGOVO
P00000043 P00000043 FLORA
P0000008A P0000008A LJUBOTEN
P0000009E P0000009E MEDENICA
P0000016C P0000016C TOMOROS
Q06400201 Q06400201 GURI TOPIT-VALAMARE