Oro-Moesian calciphile stripped grasslands

General Information Species Next sub-divisions

Common name:

Habitat code:

E4.438

Description:

Open, scraped, stepped and garland grasslands of the alpine and subalpine levels of the calcareous mountains of the central Balkan peninsula, including the Balkan Range, the Rhodopides, the Dinarides, dominated by or rich in [Sesleria] spp. including [Sesleria korabensis], [Sesleria klasterskyi], [Sesleria coerulans], [Sesleria rigida], [Sesleria tenuifolia], [Sesleria wettsteinii], [Festuca] spp., [Carex kitaibeliana] ([Carex laevis]), with [Dryas octopetala], [Leontopodium alpinum], [Saxifraga] spp., [Draba] spp., [Daphne oleoides].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Leontopodium alpinum Cass.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dryas octopetala Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Daphne oleoides Schreber, 1766	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex kitaibeliana Degen ex Becherer, 1960	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sesleria rigida Heuff. ex Rchb., 1403	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sesleria tenuifolia Schrad.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sesleria klasterskyi Deyl	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sesleria korabensis (Kiimm. & Jaiv.) Deyl.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sesleria wettsteinii DÃ¶rfl. & Hayek	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sesleria coerulans Friv., 1836	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
E4.4384	Montenegrine [Oxytropis] grasslands	Montenegrine [Oxytropis] grasslands
E4.4381	Dinaric calciphile stripped grasslands	Dinaric calciphile stripped grasslands
E4.4382	Pelago-Rhodopide calciphile stripped grasslands	Pelago-Rhodopide calciphile stripped grasslands
E4.4383	Balkan Range calciphile stripped grasslands	Balkan Range calciphile stripped grasslands