R4-331 - Pelouses alpigènes à Laîche courbée

Alpigenous crooked-sedge grasslands

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Formations of the Alps, of the Pyrenees and of the Carpathians, to which the dominance of the crooked sedge, Carex curvula, with twisted leaves whithering early at the tip, gives a highly distinctive texture and yellow-brown hue.

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)