R361 Atlantic and sub-Atlantic humid pastures

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Description

Eutrophic rush meadows, typically dominated by Juncus inflexus, on soils usually damp but superficially aerated during the summer, developed in low-lying and/or compacted by trampling areas within intensively exploited meadows and pastures.

Protection

This habitat is not protected under the EU Habitat Directive.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Juncus inflexus 56%, Agrostis stolonifera 50%, Ranunculus repens 42%, Holcus lanatus 41%, Trifolium repens aggr. 35%, Trifolium pratense 33%, Plantago lanceolata 32%, Potentilla reptans 30%, Mentha longifolia 24%, Dactylis glomerata 23%, Lolium perenne 23%, Poa trivialis 23%, Schedonorus arundinaceus 23%, Prunella vulgaris 23%, Plantago major 23%, Juncus articulatus 22%, Mentha suaveolens 22%, Scirpoides holoschoenus 21%, Carex flacca 20%, Cynosurus cristatus 18%, Verbena officinalis 18%, Daucus carota 17%, Briza media 17%, Lotus tenuis 16%, Ranunculus acris 15%, Pulicaria dysenterica 15%, Lotus pedunculatus 14%, Lythrum salicaria 14%, Bellis perennis 14%, Rumex conglomeratus 14%, Jacobaea aquatica 14%, Trifolium fragiferum 14%, Poa annua 13%, Rumex crispus 13%, Juncus effusus 12%, Phleum pratense aggr. 12%, Mentha aquatica 12%, Epilobium parviflorum 11%, Epilobium hirsutum 11%, Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum 11%, Carex hirta 10%, Galium palustre 10%, Juncus acutiflorus 10%, Urtica dioica 9%, Scrophularia auriculata 9%, Poa pratensis 9%, Lotus corniculatus 9%, Centaurea jacea 8%, Calystegia sepium 8%, Convolvulus arvensis 8%, Ranunculus flammula 8%, Thrincia saxatilis aggr. 8%, Achillea millefolium 8%, Brachypodium phoenicoides 8%, Anthoxanthum odoratum 7%, Cirsium monspessulanum 7%, Juncus maritimus 7%, Equisetum arvense 7%, Cirsium palustre 7%, Carex cuprina 7%, Elytrigia repens 7%, Deschampsia cespitosa aggr. 7%, Silene flos-cuculi 7%, Bromus hordeaceus aggr. 7%, Agrostis capillaris 7%, Mentha pulegium 6%, Samolus valerandi 6%, Dipsacus fullonum 6%, Plantago media 6%, Carex panicea 6%, Polygonum aviculare 6%, Eupatorium cannabinum 6%, Medicago lupulina 6%, Cerastium fontanum 6%, Carex distans 6%, Bromus racemosus 6%, Cirsium arvense 6%, Hypericum tetrapterum 6%, Cyperus longus 6%, Senecio altissimus 6%, Agrimonia eupatoria 6%, Oenanthe lachenalii 6%, Elytrigia campestris 6%, Veronica beccabunga 6%, Lycopus europaeus 6%, Equisetum ramosissimum 5%, Linum bienne 5%, Lathyrus pratensis 5%, Hypochaeris radicata 5%, Cirsium pyrenaicum 5%, Crepis capillaris 5%, Galium verum 5%, Filipendula ulmaria 5%

Phytosociology

  • Junco inflexi-Menthetum longifoliae
  • Mentho suaveolentis-Juncetum inflexi
  • Senecioni laderoi-Juncetum inflexi

Relations with other habitat types

This is the analogue of R352 in the context of more eutrophic, intensively exploited meadows (thus referable to R211).

Regional distribution

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

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