IBEROATLANTICA

Description

Mesophile acidophilous grasslands formed by species of Agrostis and Festuca, in association with other grasses such as Danthonia decumbens or Galium saxatile.

Protection

This habitat is not protected under the EU Habitat Directive.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Festuca nigrescens 81%, Potentilla erecta 77%, Galium saxatile 65%, Agrostis capillaris 63%, Danthonia decumbens 60%, Agrostis curtisii 55%, Hypochaeris radicata 38%, Polygala serpyllifolia 36%, Jasione laevis 36%, Pilosella officinarum 32%, Calluna vulgaris 31%, Carex pilulifera 31%, Carex caryophyllea 30%, Nardus stricta 28%, Lotus corniculatus 25%, Trifolium repens aggr. 24%, Veronica officinalis 24%, Helictochloa marginata 22%, Avenella flexuosa 20%, Potentilla montana 20%, Erica vagans 19%, Vaccinium myrtillus 19%, Luzula campestris 18%, Erica cinerea 18%, Erica tetralix 17%, Bellis perennis 17%, Achillea millefolium 16%, Serratula tinctoria 16%, Pteridium aquilinum 16%, Thymus praecox 15%, Cerastium fontanum 15%, Rumex acetosella 15%, Ulex minor aggr. 15%, Festuca ovina 14%, Helictotrichon thorei 14%, Sedum anglicum 12%, Brachypodium pinnatum 12%, Plantago lanceolata 11%, Thrincia saxatilis aggr. 10%, Scilla verna 10%, Molinia caerulea 10%, Trifolium pratense 10%, Plantago media 10%, Chamaemelum nobile 10%, Ranunculus bulbosus 9%, Colchicum montanum 9%, Carex panicea 8%, Trocdaris verticillatum 8%, Carex binervis 7%, Meum athamanticum 6%, Stachys officinalis 6%, Daboecia cantabrica 6%, Ulex europaeus aggr. 6%, Anthoxanthum odoratum 6%, Pimpinella saxifraga 5%, Polygala vulgaris 5%, Gentiana pneumonanthe 5%, Ranunculus tuberosus aggr. 5%, Briza media 5%, Cirsium filipendulum 5%, Juncus squarrosus 5% view more...

Indicator species

Festuca nigrescens 0.77, Potentilla erecta 0.7, Galium saxatile 0.64, Danthonia decumbens 0.57, Agrostis curtisii 0.55, Agrostis capillaris 0.51, Polygala serpyllifolia 0.35, Jasione laevis 0.33, Carex pilulifera 0.3, Calluna vulgaris 0.29, Carex caryophyllea 0.27, Hypochaeris radicata 0.26, Pilosella officinarum 0.26, Veronica officinalis 0.23, Helictochloa marginata 0.17, Erica cinerea 0.17, Potentilla montana 0.17, Luzula campestris 0.16, Vaccinium myrtillus 0.16, Erica tetralix 0.16, Nardus stricta 0.16, Serratula tinctoria 0.15, Erica vagans 0.15, Ulex minor aggr. 0.13, Helictotrichon thorei 0.13, Avenella flexuosa 0.12, Festuca ovina 0.12, Rumex acetosella 0.11, Pteridium aquilinum 0.09, Sedum anglicum 0.09, Scilla verna 0.09, Thymus praecox 0.09, Cerastium fontanum 0.09, Achillea millefolium 0.09, Molinia caerulea 0.06, Carex panicea 0.06, Carex binervis 0.06, Colchicum montanum 0.06, Thrincia saxatilis aggr. 0.06, Daboecia cantabrica 0.05, Plantago media 0.05, Chamaemelum nobile 0.05, Meum athamanticum 0.05, Stachys officinalis 0.05, Ulex europaeus aggr. 0.04, Ranunculus tuberosus aggr. 0.04, Gentiana pneumonanthe 0.04, Cirsium filipendulum 0.04, Euphrasia minima 0.04, Agrostis hesperica 0.04 view more...

Phytosociology

Carici piluliferae-Agrostietum curtisii
Jasiono laevis-Danthonietum decumbentis
Serratulo seoanei-Nardetum strictae

Relations with other habitat types

Interpretable as a lowland analogue of R43z and an acidophilous analogue of R1A3, these grasslands often occur in dynamic, grazing-mediated mosaics with shrublands of block S33, as well as the less soil-eroded variants of S42.

R1M2

Regional distribution

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.

R1M2 Agrostis-Festuca grassland