Concept: Hercynian calcaro-siliceous stony grasslands in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/E1.281
Preferred label Hercynian calcaro-siliceous stony grasslands
Definition Rupicolous communities, colonizing, in particular, deep cracks and ledges of calcaro-siliceous rocky slopes or cliffs, with, notably, [Festuca heteropachys], [Artemisia campestris], [Aster linosyris], [Lychnis viscaria], [Potentilla rupestris]. The range of these formations is centreed on the Hercynian ranges of middle Germany (notably Rhine, Nahe, Moselle, Mainz valleys and Hartz periphery), extending east to the Bohemian basin, west to Alsace and to extremely rare and isolated outposts in Ardenne valleys of Luxembourg, Belgium and France, where they are represented by [Festuca heteropachys] or [Potentilla rupestris] grasslands.
Notation E1.281
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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