Apennine stripped grasslands
Common name:
Apennine stripped grasslands
Habitat code:
E4.436
Description:
Open, xerophile, stripped, stepped, scraped and garland grasslands of alpine and subalpine slopes and summits of the central and southern Apennines, dominated by [Sesleria tenuifolia] ([Sesleria juncifolia]), [Sesleria nitida], [Sesleria italica], [Festuca dimorpha], [Carex kitaibeliana] ([Cesleria laevis]).
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Carex kitaibeliana Degen ex Becherer, 1960 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Festuca dimorpha Guss. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sesleria tenuifolia Schrad. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sesleria insularis ssp. italica (Pamp.) Deyl | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sesleria nitida Ten. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |