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R43 Temperate acidophilous alpine grassland

Diagnostic taxa

Agrostis rupestris, Campanula alpina, Campanula scheuchzeri, Carex curvula, Carex sempervirens, Cherleria sedoides, Euphrasia minima aggr., Festuca airoides, Festuca eskia, Festuca halleri, Gentiana acaulis, Gentiana alpina, Geum montanum, Helictochloa versicolor, Hieracium alpinum aggr., Hieracium piliferum subsp. glanduliferum, Homogyne alpina, Jacobaea carniolica, Juncus trifidus, Leucanthemopsis alpina, Ligusticum mutellina, Lotus alpinus, Luzula lutea, Luzula pediformis, Luzula spicata, Nardus stricta, Oreochloa disticha, Phleum alpinum aggr., Phyteuma confusum, Phyteuma hemisphaericum, Pilosella glacialis, Plantago alpina, Poa alpina, Potentilla aurea, Primula minima, Pulsatilla alpina, Ranunculus pyrenaeus, Scorzoneroides helvetica, Sempervivum montanum, Soldanella pusilla, Trifolium alpinum, Veronica allionii, Veronica bellidioides

Constant taxa

Agrostis rupestris, Antennaria dioica, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Avenella flexuosa, Bistorta vivipara, Campanula alpina, Campanula scheuchzeri, Carex curvula, Carex sempervirens, Cerastium arvense, Cherleria sedoides, Euphrasia minima aggr., Festuca airoides, Festuca eskia, Festuca rubra aggr., Gentiana acaulis, Geum montanum, Gnaphalium supinum, Helictochloa versicolor, Hieracium alpinum aggr., Homogyne alpina, Juncus trifidus, Leucanthemopsis alpina, Ligusticum mutellina, Lotus alpinus, Luzula campestris aggr., Luzula spicata, Myosotis alpestris, Nardus stricta, Oreochloa disticha, Phleum alpinum aggr., Phyteuma hemisphaericum, Plantago alpina, Poa alpina, Potentilla aurea, Primula minima, Pulsatilla alpina, Ranunculus montanus aggr., Scorzoneroides helvetica, Silene acaulis, Trifolium alpinum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Lichens: Cetraria islandica

Dominant taxa

Carex curvula, Festuca airoides, Festuca eskia, Nardus stricta, Trifolium alpinum

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.