Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Pannonic bent-grass saline meadows

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Pannonic bent-grass saline meadows
Habitat code:
E6.2121
Description:

Medium-tall saline meadow communities of the central and eastern Pannonic plain, developed on less alkaline soils, poor in halophytic species, with [Agrostis stolonifera], [Alopecurus pratensis], [Glyceria fluitans ssp. poiformis], [Lysimachia nummularia], [Lythrum hyssopifolia], [Sium sisaroideum] and the Pannonic endemic [Cirsium brachycephalum].

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Sium sisarum var. lancifolium (M.Bieb.) Thell. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cirsium brachycephalum Jur. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lythrum hyssopifolia Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lysimachia nummularia L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Alopecurus pratensis Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr., 1966 Species 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
H01100630 H01100630 LAKE FERTO
H05200040 H05200040 HORTOBAGY SALINE PUSZTA
H05200042 H05200042 KUNKAPOLNAS MARSH
H05200047 H05200047 MATA-PAPEGYHAZA
H05201190 H05201190 POCSAJ