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R11 Pannonian and Pontic sandy steppe

Diagnostic taxa

Achillea micrantha, Agropyron dasyanthum, Alyssum minutum, Anchusa gmelinii, Anthemis ruthenica, Artemisia campestris, Asperula graveolens, Astragalus varius, Bassia laniflora, Carex colchica, Centaurea arenaria aggr., Centaurea breviceps, Chondrilla graminea, Chondrilla juncea, Corispermum nitidum, Cytisus borysthenicus, Dianthus arenarius, Dianthus borbasii, Dianthus platyodon, Dianthus squarrosus, Draba verna aggr., Erysimum canum, Erysimum montanum, Euphorbia seguieriana, Festuca beckeri, Festuca vaginata, Festuca wagneri, Gelasia ensifolia, Gypsophila paniculata, Helichrysum arenarium, Herniaria polygama, Jacobaea borysthenica, Jurinea cyanoides, Jurinea longifolia, Jurinea polyclonos, Koeleria glauca, Linaria genistifolia, Linaria odora, Lomelosia argentea, Minuartia glomerata, Minuartia viscosa, Myosotis sicula, Odontarrhena tortuosa, Pilosella echioides, Plantago arenaria, Poa bulbosa, Polygonum arenarium, Potentilla cinerea, Secale sylvestre, Silene borysthenica, Silene conica, Silene otites aggr., Stipa borysthenica, Thymus borysthenicus, Thymus pallasianus, Tragopogon borystenicus, Tragopogon brevirostris, Tragopogon floccosus, Tragopogon tanaiticus, Tragopogon ucrainicus, Veronica dillenii

Bryophytes: Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Lichens: Cladonia foliacea aggr., Cladonia rangiformis, Cladonia subcariosa, Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Constant taxa

Achillea micrantha, Alyssum turkestanicum, Anisantha tectorum, Artemisia campestris, Asperula graveolens, Astragalus varius, Bassia laniflora, Calamagrostis epigejos, Carex colchica, Centaurea arenaria aggr., Cerastium semidecandrum, Chondrilla juncea, Cynodon dactylon, Dianthus platyodon, Draba verna aggr., Erigeron canadensis, Eryngium campestre, Erysimum montanum, Euphorbia seguieriana, Festuca beckeri, Festuca vaginata, Galium verum, Gypsophila paniculata, Helichrysum arenarium, Jacobaea borysthenica, Jurinea cyanoides, Koeleria glauca, Linaria genistifolia, Lomelosia argentea, Odontarrhena tortuosa, Pilosella echioides, Plantago arenaria, Poa bulbosa, Polygonum arenarium, Potentilla cinerea, Rumex acetosella, Secale sylvestre, Silene borysthenica, Silene otites aggr., Stipa borysthenica, Thymus pallasianus, Veronica dillenii

Bryophytes: Ceratodon purpureus, Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Lichens: Cetraria aculeata, Cladonia foliacea aggr., Cladonia rangiformis

Dominant taxa

Festuca beckeri, Festuca vaginata

Bryophytes: Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Chytrý M., Tichý L., Hennekens S.M., Knollová I., Janssen J.A.M., Rodwell J.S. … Schaminée J.H.J. (2020) EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519

Version 2025-10-03, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16895007.

For the official presentation of the EUNIS Habitat Classification from the European Environment Agency, please see: EUNIS Terrestrial Habitat Classification 2021. The FloraVeg.EU presentation may show modifications and partial updates to the habitat classification.