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R2-3 - Prairies de fauche de montagne

Mountain hay meadow
R2-2 - Prairies de fauche de basse et moyenne altitudes

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

The typical kind of traditionally-managed meadow on deep, well-drained, mesic soils throughout the mountains of Northern and Central Europe where there is a short cool growing season. There are many local types differing according to regional climate, terrain and farming traditions but the vegetation is typically dominated by mixtures of productive grasses and herbs and can be species-rich with distinctive scarce and rare plants where traditional regimes of mowing, grazing and dunging are maintained. Often once part of wider agricultural landscapes with associated pastures, good examples of the habitat now often survive more fragmentarily and transitions to silage grassland are widespread.

Espèces diagnostiques

Crepis mollis, Meum athamanticum, Poa chaixii, Astrantia major, Hypericum maculatum aggr., Geranium sylvaticum aggr., Phyteuma spicatum, Crepis pyrenaica, Trisetum flavescens, Crocus vernus, Phleum alpinum aggr., Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla vulgaris aggr., Leucanthemum vulgare aggr., Bistorta officinalis, Arabidopsis halleri, Pimpinella major, Trifolium pratense, Campanula serrata, Ranunculus acris aggr.

Espèces constantes

Festuca rubra aggr., Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Agrostis capillaris, Geranium sylvaticum aggr., Trifolium pratense, Achillea millefolium aggr., Potentilla erecta, Hypericum maculatum aggr., Dactylis glomerata, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris aggr., Leucanthemum vulgare aggr., Veronica chamaedrys aggr., Phyteuma spicatum, Briza media, Luzula campestris aggr., Leontodon hispidus, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Nardus stricta

Espèces dominantes

Festuca rubra aggr., Agrostis capillaris, Nardus stricta, Meum athamanticum, Geranium sylvaticum aggr.

Bibliography

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)