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Concept: Northern boreal [Festuca] grasslands in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/E1.7223 |
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| Preferred label | Northern boreal [Festuca] grasslands |
| Definition | Herb-rich grasslands, 20-40 cm tall, developed on sandy soils, often on inundatable terrain, under cold-temperate climates, characteristic of the northern boreal zone of Fennoscandia and northwestern Russia, extending locally in the middle boreal zone of eastern Sweden and Finland and in the alpine and arcto-alpine zones of the Caledonian chains of Scandinavia, dominated by [Festuca ovina] with a cortège, rich in northern species, that includes [Polygonum viviparum] ([Bistorta vivipara]), [Anthoxanthum odoratum], [Deschampsia cespitosa], [Carex vaginata], [Achillea millefolium], [Campanula rotundifolia], [Galium boreale], [Geranium sylvaticum], [Rubus arcticus], [Solidago virgaurea], [Thalictrum simplex], [Trollius europaeus], [Veronica longifolia]. |
| Notation | E1.7223 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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