Western Pontic saline steppes

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Common name:

Habitat code:

E6.221

Description:

Communities dominated by low tufted grasses and subshrubs, in particular [Festuca pseudovina] and [Artemisia] spp., occupying higher, drier solonetz ground in salt steppes of the western Black Sea and lower Danube plains.

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Festuca pseudovina Hack. ex Wiesb.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
E6.2215	Western Pontic [Limonium]-[Artemisia] salt steppes	Western Pontic [Limonium]-[Artemisia] salt steppes
E6.2211	Western Pontic [Achillea]-[Festuca] steppes	Western Pontic [Achillea]-[Festuca] steppes
E6.2212	Western Pontic [Artemisia]-[Festuca] steppes	Western Pontic [Artemisia]-[Festuca] steppes
E6.2213	Western Pontic [Petrosimonia]-[Artemisia] salt steppes	Western Pontic [Petrosimonia]-[Artemisia] salt steppes
E6.2214	Western Pontic [Peucedanum]-[Festuca] salt steppes	Western Pontic [Peucedanum]-[Festuca] salt steppes