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Concept: Bistort meadows in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/E3.415
Preferred label Bistort meadows
Definition Wet and humid meadows of sub-Atlantic Western and Central Europe dominated by, or very rich in, [Polygonum bistorta], most characteristic of montane or submontane regions of the Hercynian ranges and neighbouring regions. They include distinctive acidocline Hercynian communities in which [Polygonum bistorta] is associated with [Deschampsia cespitosa] or [Juncus filiformis], [Polygonum bistorta]-enriched submontane or montane variants of thistle or ragwort lowland communities of units 37.211 or 37.214, of the montane thistle-globeflower communities of unit 37.212, of the clubrush communities of unit 37.219, peri-Hercynian submontane and lowland thermophilous communities of the Danube basin, and montane communities of the Iberian peninsula. They constitute the principal habitat of the threatened fritillary [Proclossiana eunomia], and, at least locally, an important habitat for other threatened butterflies, in particular, the copper [Palaeochrysophanus (Lycaena) hippothoe].
Notation E3.415
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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