Temperate high-mountain base-rich inland cliff
Calcareous or base-rich rock faces and crevices at high altitudes of European mountain ranges in the temperate region. The chasmophytes, dwarf and cushion-like chamaephytes and hemicryptophytes, and numerous fern species and bryophytes, are very well adapted to the extreme habitat conditions, like strong solar radiation, a low water content, high day/night and seasonal temperature fluctuations, strong winds, and the absence of snow cover protection. The soil is in general very poorly developed but can accumulate in crevices. Variation in the vascular flora is high across the continent, and due to geographical isolation and variety in site conditions, numerous relict, endemic, rare and protected species can be found on these cliffs.
Código Eunis 2021: U36
Especies características
Diagnósticas
Androsace hausmannii, Androsace helvetica, Artemisia umbelliformis, Campanula cochleariifolia, Campanula morettiana, Campanula zoysii, Carex firma, Carex mucronata, Draba dubia, Draba stellata, Draba tomentosa, Festuca alpina, Minuartia cherlerioides, Paederota bonarota, Phyteuma sieberi, Potentilla clusiana, Potentilla nitida, Potentilla nivalis, Primula auricula, Primula tyrolensis, Rhamnus pumila, Saxifraga burseriana, Saxifraga media, Saxifraga paniculata, Saxifraga squarrosa, Sesleria sphaerocephala, Valeriana apula, Valeriana elongata, Valeriana saxatilis,Constantes
Androsace helvetica, Asplenium ruta-muraria, Asplenium viride, Campanula cochleariifolia, Carex firma, Carex mucronata, Cystopteris fragilis, Draba dubia, Draba tomentosa, Festuca alpina, Globularia repens, Minuartia cherlerioides, Paederota bonarota, Potentilla clusiana, Potentilla nitida, Primula auricula, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga paniculata, Saxifraga squarrosa, Sesleria caerulea, Sesleria sphaerocephala, Silene acaulis, Valeriana saxatilis,Correspondencia con códigos EUNIS 2012
Tipo de relación | Código EUNIS 2012 |
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Hábitats de la Directiva Hábitats asociados
Tipo de relación | Hábitat del Anexo I de la Directiva Hábitats |
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< | 8210. Pendientes rocosas calcícolas con vegetación casmofítica |