Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Moesian hogweed tall herb communities

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Moesian hogweed tall herb communities
Habitat code:
E5.5723
Description:

Tall herb communities of the Balkan Range, the Rhodopides, the Moeso-Macedonian mountains, the Pelagonides dominated by [Heracleum sphondylium ssp. verticillatum], or [Heracleum sphondylium ssp. ternatum], extending south to the Moeso-Macedonian and Rhodopide mountains of northeastern Greece, in particular, to Belles, Athos, the Pangeon, the Falakron and the Rhodopi.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Heracleum sphondylium ssp. ternatum (Velen., 1890) Brummitt, 1968 Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Heracleum sphondylium ssp. verticillatum (Pancic) Brummitt Subspecies 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
A00020001 GR1270003 CHERSONISOS ATHOS