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Concept: Sparsely vegetated weathered rock and outcrop habitats in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/H3.62 |
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| Preferred label | Sparsely vegetated weathered rock and outcrop habitats |
| Definition | Rocks and outcrops colonised by pioneer communities, especially of [Crassulaceae]. Vegetation of the alliance [Sedo-Scleranthion biennis]. Substrates are mostly siliceous, occurring in the upland and montane levels of the nemoral zone. The communities are dominated by succulent [Sempervivum], [Jovibarba] and [Sedum] species accompanied by [Silene rupestris], [Erophila verna], [Scleranthus polycarpos], [Veronica fruticans], [Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus], [Viola tricolor ssp. saxatilis], by small crucifers, lichens and mosses [Polytrichum piliferum] and [Racomitrium canescens]. |
| Notation | H3.62 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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