Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes
Description (English)
Perennial grasslands, often nutrient-poor and species-rich, on calcareous and other basic soils of the nemoral and steppe zones and of adjacent parts of the subboreal and submediterranean zones. Includes the calcareous grasslands of central and western Europe, alvar grasslands of the Baltic region, and basic grasslands of the steppe zone. Vegetation communities of Festuco-Brometea.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E1.2 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
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Adonido vernalis-Stipion tirsae Didukh 1983 nom. inval. | Crimean steppe grasslands and dwarf-scrub at low altitudes of eastern Crimean Mts. | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Pimpinello-Thymion zygoidi Dihoru et Donita 1970 | Rocky steppic dwarf-shrub rich grasslands of Dobrogea and northeastern Bulgaria | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Bromion erecti Koch 1926 | Meso-xerophytic basiphilous grasslands in sub-oceanic regions of Western and Central Europe | Bromion erecti Br.-Bl. 1931; Bromion erecti Br.-Bl. 1936; Meso-Festucion Oberd. 1941; Meso-Festucion Oberd. in Krausch 1962; Mesobromion (Br.-Bl. et Moor 1938) Zoller 1954; Mesobromion Oberd. 1949; Seslerio-Mesobromion (Oberd. 1957) Theurillat in Theurillat et Beguin 1985 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Veronico multifidae-Stipion ponticae Didukh 1983 nom. inval. | Crimean steppe grasslands and dwarf-scrub northern piedmonts, southeast and central regions of Crimean Mts. | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Helictotricho desertori-Stipion rubentis Toman 1969 | Continental subxeric steppes of northern Kazakhstan and South Urals region | Scorzonero austriacae-Koelerion sclerophyllae Solomeshch et al. 1994; Aconopogonion alpini Yamalov et Mirkin 2010; Galio-Onosmion simplicissimae Saitov 1989; Orostachyion spinosae Saitov 1989; Lathyro pallescentis-Helictotrichion schelliani Solomeshch et al. 1994; Aconopogonion alpini Yamalov et Zhirnova in Yamalov et al. 2012 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Filipendulo vulgaris-Helictotrichion pratensis Dengler et Löbel in Dengler et al. 2003 | Meso-xerophilous basiphilous grasslands of southern Baltic alvars and related habitats of northwestern Russia, Denmark and northern Germany | Helianthemo-Globularion Br.-Bl. 1963 nom. dubium p.p.; Anthyllido-Artemision campestris Sunding in Marker 1969 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Brachypodion phoenicoidis Br.-Bl. ex Molinier 1934 | Submediterranean steppic neutro-basiphikous grasslands on deep mesic soils of Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seaboards | Brachypodion phoenicoidis Br.-Bl. 1931 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Carici humilis-Androsacion tauricae Didukh 1983 nom. inval. | Crimean rocky meadow steppes of higher altitudes of eastern Crimean Mts. | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Artemisio-Kochion Soó 1964 | Relict tardigragal xerophytic relict loess steppes of Pannonian region | Agropyro-Kochion Soó 1959 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Gentianello amarellae-Helictotrichion pratensis Royer ex Dengler in Mucina et al. 2009 | Meso-xerophilous basiphilous grasslands of northwestern Europe | Gentianello amarellae-Avenulion pratensis Royer 1991; Gentiano amarellae-Avenulion pratensis Royer ex Julve 1993 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Stipo-Poion xerophilae Br.-Bl. et Tx. ex Br.-Bl. 1949 | Steppic basiphilous fescue and feather grasslands of deep intramontane valleys of Alps | Stipo-Poion molineri Br.-Bl. et Tx. ex Br.-Bl. 1949 nom. mut. propos.; Astragalo-Poion concinnae Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943; Poo-Festucion vallesiacae Knapp 1942; Stipo-Poion carniolicae Br.-Bl. 1961; Stipo-Poion xerophilae Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943; Stipo-Poion perconcinnae Br.-Bl. 1961 corr. Julve 1993 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Stipion lessingianae Soó 1947 | Xeric feather grass and fescue stepeps on deep soils in Transsylvania, Moldova and southwestern Ukraine | Jurineo arachnoideae-Euphorbion stepposae (Dobrescu 1971) Coldea et Sarbu in Coldea 2012; Ceratocarpo-Euphorbion stepposae Mititelu 1970 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Tanaceto achilleifolii-Stipion lessingianae Royer ex Lysenko et Mucina 2013 | Continental temperate grassl-steppes of dry steppe zone of Volga and Ural River basins | Tanaceto achilleifolii-Artemision santonicae Demina 2011; Tanaceto achilleifolii-Stipion lessingianae Royer 1991 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Bassio-Artemision austriacae Solomeshch in Mirkin et al. 1986 | Disturbed semi-ruderal steppic grasslands in steppe zone of Ukraine and southeastern Russia | Helictotricho-Ceratocarpion arenarii Saitov 1989 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Artemisio marschalliani-Elytrigion intermedii Korotchenko et Didukh 1997 | Disturbed semi-ruderal steppic grasslands in forest-steppe zone of Ukraine | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Potentillo splendentis-Brachypodion pinnati Br.-Bl. 1967 | Meso-xerophilous neutro-basiphilous supratemperate grasslands of submediterranean northern Spain and Pyrenees | Diantho monspessulani-Teucrion pyrenaici Julve in Rameau et al. 1993; Teucrio pyrenaici-Bromion erecti Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999; Centaureo nemoralis-Brachypodion pinnati (Br.-Bl. 1967) Géhu et Costa 1974; Festuco-Brachypodion pinnati Nègre 1969; Onobrychidion hispanicae Royer 1991; Bromo erecti-Teucrion pyrenaici Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi in Loidi, Biurrun et Herrera 1997; Potentillo montanae-Brachypodion rupestris Br.-Bl. 1967 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 2001; Bromo erecti-Teucrion pyrenaici Rivas-Mart. et Costa 1998; Diantho monspessulani-Teucrion pyrenaici Julve 1993; Potentillo montanae-Brachypodion rupestris Br.-Bl. 1967 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati Hadac et Klika in Klika et Hadac ex Klika 1951 | Meso-xerophytic basiphilous grasslands in sub-continental regions of Central and southeastern Europe | Carici humilis-Bromion erecti Redžic 1991; Carici humilis-Bromion erecti Redžic 1999; Cirsio acauli-Bromion erecti Redžic 1991; Cirsio acauli-Bromion erecti Redžic 1999; Danthonio-Brachypodion Boscaiu 1970; Danthonio-Festucion sulcatae Csurös et al. 1961; Danthonio-Stipion stenophyllae Ghisa 1947; Danthonio-Stipion stenophyllae Soó 1947; Danthonio-Stipion stenophyllae Soó 1949; Danthonio-Stipion tirsae Soó 1949 corr. 1971; Festucion sulcatae Soó 1929; Festucion sulcatae Soó 1938; Thymo comosi-Festucion sulcatae Pop 1968; Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati Hadac et Klika in Klika et Hadac 1944; Thymo comosi-Festucion rupicolae Pop 1968 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Caricion stenophyllae Golub et Saveleva 1991 | Subhaline steppe grasslands around limans of Lower Volga region in semi-desert zone | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Chrysopogono-Danthonion Kojic 1957 | Dry grasslands on deep soils over siliceous bedrocks in colline to submontane belts of south-central Balkans | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Stipion korshinskyi Toman 1969 | Continental temperate xeric steppe of semi-desert zone of northwestern Kazakhstan and neighbouring regions of Russia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Diplachnion serotinae Br.-Bl. 1961 | Warm-tenperate acidophilous steppic grasslands of precipitation-rich insubrian summer-rainfall climate on southern rims of Alps | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Centaurion sumensis Golub et Uzhametskaya 1992 | Continental relict rocky steppes of Middle Volga valley | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Agropyrion pectinati Golub et Uzhametskaya 1991 | Subhaline steppe grasslands of Middle Volga region in steppe zone | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Festucion sulcatae Soó 1930 | Subcontinental fescue steppic grasslands of Central Europe, Dobrogea and Ukraine | Astragalo-Stipion Knapp 1944; Caricion humilis-albae Gams 1936; Festuco-Stipion capillatae (Klika 1931) Krausch 1962; Eu-Festucion valesiacae Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943; Festucion rupicolae Soó 1940 nom. mut. propos.; Festucion valesiacae Klika 1931; Festucion valesiacae-sulcatae Eggler 1952; Festuco-Stipion capillatae Krausch 1959; Verbasco austriaci-Achilleion nobilis Smetana et Derbolyuk 1999 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Artemisio tauricae-Festucion Korzhenevsky et Klyukin 1991 | Subsaline steppe grasslands on ancient mud-volcanic clay sub-saline deposits of Kerch Peninsula | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Polygalo mediterraneae-Bromion erecti (Biondi et al. 2005) Di Pietro et al. 2013 | Dry grasslands on deep soils over siliceous bedrocks in colline to submontane and lower montane belts of Apennines | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Artemisio albae-Dichanthion ischaemi X. Font ex Rivas-Mart. et M.L. López in Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002 | Meso-supratemperate acidophilous steppic grasslands of piedmonts and intramontane valleys of Pyrenees | Artemisio albae-Dichanthion ischaemi X. Font in Rivas-Mart. et al. 2001; Xerobromion acidophile X. Font 1989; Xerobromion thermofile X. Font 1989 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.3 | Dense perennial grasslands and middle European steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.9 | Continental steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.A | Sand steppes | narrower |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B31 | Calcareous grassland: unimproved | not defined |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B32 | Calcareous grassland: semi-improved | not defined |
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 7 | Calcareous grassland | wider |
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) | 12 | Lowland calcareous grassland | overlap |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.2 | Pelouses sèches thermophiles | same |
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3440000 | Xerotermné travobylinné biotopy na spraši | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.2 | Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.2 | Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.2 | Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.2 | Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.2 | Perennial calcareous grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.11 | Perennial calcareous grassland | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.3 | Dense perennial grasslands and middle European steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.9 | Continental steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.A | Sand steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.9 | Continental steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.A | Sand steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.3 | Dense perennial grasslands and middle European steppes | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.3 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.3 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.3 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.3 | narrower |