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R1M Lowland to montane, dry to mesic grassland usually dominated by Nardus stricta

Diagnostic taxa

Agrostis capillaris, Arnica montana, Calluna vulgaris, Carex pilulifera, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca filiformis, Festuca microphylla, Galium saxatile, Luzula campestris aggr., Nardus stricta, Polygala serpyllifolia, Potentilla erecta, Veronica officinalis, Viola canina

Bryophytes: Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Constant taxa

Achillea millefolium aggr., Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Arnica montana, Avenella flexuosa, Calluna vulgaris, Campanula rotundifolia, Carex pilulifera, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca filiformis, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra aggr., Galium saxatile, Hypericum maculatum aggr., Hypochaeris radicata, Lotus corniculatus, Luzula campestris aggr., Molinia caerulea aggr., Nardus stricta, Pilosella officinarum, Plantago lanceolata, Polygala serpyllifolia, Polygala vulgaris, Potentilla erecta, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Vaccinium myrtillus, Veronica officinalis, Viola canina

Bryophytes: Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme aggr., Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Dominant taxa

Avenella flexuosa, Festuca filiformis, Festuca ovina, Galium saxatile, Nardus stricta

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.