Oro-Moesian varicoloured fescue grasslands

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Common name:

Habitat code:

E4.392

Description:

Closed acidophilous grasslands of the mountains of the central Balkan peninsula dominated by fescues of the “[Festuca varia]” complex, in particular, by [Festuca valida] or [Festuca balcanica] (“[Festuca cyllenica]”)

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Festuca cyllenica Boiss. & Heldr.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca varia Haenke, 1789	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca balcanica (Acht.) Markgr.-Dann.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca valida Pénzes, 1941	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
E4.3921	Oro-Moesian [Festuca valida] grasslands	Oro-Moesian [Festuca valida] grasslands
E4.3922	Balkan [Festuca balcanica] grasslands	Balkan [Festuca balcanica] grasslands
E4.3923	Pelagonide [Festuca varia] grasslands	Pelagonide [Festuca varia] grasslands