Alpine evergreen sedge grasslands
Common name:
Alpine evergreen sedge grasslands
Habitat code:
E4.4111
Description:
Mesophile grasslands of the northern, central and southwestern Alps, occupying gentle ubac slopes and humid flats on deep, often slightly acid, soils over calcareous substrates, with [Sesleria albicans], [Carex sempervirens], [Helictotrichon montanum], [Arenaria ciliata], [Draba aizoides], [Globularia repens], [Ranunculus thora], [Oxytropis triflora], [Trifolium thalii], [Bartsia alpina], [Scabiosa cinerea], [Fritillaria delphinensis], [Fritillaria burnatii], [Crocus vernus], [Bulbocodium vernum], [Carex tendae].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Arenaria ciliata L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Scabiosa cinerea Lapeyr. ex Lam. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Oxytropis triflora Hoppe | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Trifolium thalii Vill. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Globularia repens Lam. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Ranunculus thora L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Crocus longiflorus Raf. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carex ferruginea ssp. tendae W.Dietr. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carex sempervirens Vill., 1787 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Bulbocodium vernum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Fritillaria meleagris ssp. burnatii (Planch.) Rix | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Fritillaria tubiformis Gren. & Godr. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Helictotrichon sedenense (DC.) Holub | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sesleria angustifolia (Hackel & G. Beck) Deyl, 1978 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |