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R37 Temperate and boreal moist or wet oligotrophic grassland

Diagnostic taxa

Achillea ptarmica, Agrostis canina, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Briza media, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex pallescens, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Centaurea jacea aggr., Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata aggr., Filipendula ulmaria, Galium boreale, Galium uliginosum, Gentiana pneumonanthe, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus conglomeratus, Lotus pedunculatus, Luzula campestris aggr., Molinia caerulea aggr., Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus acris aggr., Sanguisorba officinalis, Scorzonera humilis, Selinum carvifolia, Serratula tinctoria, Silaum silaus, Stachys officinalis, Succisa pratensis

Bryophytes: Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Constant taxa

Achillea millefolium aggr., Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Angelica sylvestris, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Briza media, Calluna vulgaris, Cardamine pratensis aggr., Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex pallescens, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Centaurea jacea aggr., Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata aggr., Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa aggr., Equisetum palustre, Festuca rubra aggr., Filipendula ulmaria, Galium boreale, Galium palustre aggr., Galium uliginosum, Galium verum, Gentiana pneumonanthe, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Lathyrus pratensis, Linum catharticum, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Luzula campestris aggr., Lysimachia vulgaris, Lythrum salicaria, Molinia caerulea aggr., Nardus stricta, Parnassia palustris, Phragmites australis, Plantago lanceolata, Potentilla erecta, Prunella vulgaris, Ranunculus acris aggr., Ranunculus flammula, Rumex acetosa, Sanguisorba officinalis, Scorzonera humilis, Selinum carvifolia, Serratula tinctoria, Silene flos-cuculi, Stachys officinalis, Succisa pratensis, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Valeriana dioica, Vicia cracca

Bryophytes: Calliergonella cuspidata, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Dominant taxa

Carex panicea, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea 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.