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R11 Pannonian and Pontic sandy steppe

Diagnostic taxa

Euphorbia seguieriana, Astragalus varius, Erysimum canum, Festuca beckeri, Festuca vaginata, Festuca wagneri, Cytisus borysthenicus, Erysimum montanum, Agropyron dasyanthum, Carex colchica, Bassia laniflora, Corispermum nitidum, Dianthus platyodon, Koeleria glauca, Herniaria polygama, Linaria odora, Plantago arenaria, Dianthus borbasii, Silene borysthenica, Minuartia glomerata, Veronica dillenii, Minuartia viscosa, Asperula graveolens, Secale sylvestre, Artemisia campestris, Jurinea polyclonos, Tragopogon borystenicus, Gelasia ensifolia, Jurinea longifolia, Centaurea arenaria aggr., Achillea micrantha, Jurinea cyanoides, Pilosella echioides, Anchusa gmelinii, Helichrysum arenarium, Tragopogon ucrainicus, Stipa borysthenica aggr., Centaurea breviceps, Tragopogon floccosus, Tragopogon tanaiticus, Myosotis sicula, Jacobaea borysthenica, Thymus borysthenicus, Thymus pallasianus, Chondrilla graminea, Polygonum arenarium, Gypsophila paniculata

Bryophytes: Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Lichens: Cladonia polycarpoides

Constant taxa

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

Bryophytes: Syntrichia ruralis aggr.

Lichens: Cladonia foliacea, Cladonia rangiformis

Dominant taxa

Festuca beckeri

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 2021-06-01, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4812736.

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.