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Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (*important orchid sites)
Syntaxonomy. Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati Hadač et Klika 1944 em Krausch 1961: Inuletum ensifoliae Kozł. 1925, Thalictro-Salvietum pratensis Medw.-Korn. 1959, Adonido-Brachypodietum pinnati (Libb. 1933) Krausch 1960, Origano-Brachypodietum Medw.-Korn. et Kornaś 1963.
Species:
Adonis vernalis **,
Anemone narcissiflora **,
Anthyllis macrocephala Photo: Р.Кіш,
A. schiwereckii ,
Arabis sagittata ,
Brachypodium pinnatum ,
Bromopsis erecta Photo: Н.Сичак*,
Calamagrostis varia *,
Campanula glomerata ,
Carex caryophyllea ,
C. humilis ,
C. montana ,
Carlina cirsioides **,
C. onopordifolia **,
C. vulgaris Photo: О. Кагало,
Centaurea scabiosa ,
Chamaecytisus albus **,
Cypripedium calceolus **,
Daphne cneorum **,
Dianthus carthusianorum ,
Dracocephalum austriacum Photo: В. Иноземцев**,
D. ruyschiana **,
Eryngium planum Photo: Е. Антонова,
Gymnadenia conopsea **,
Inula ensifolia ,
Iris hungarica **,
Laserpitium latifolium *,
Leontodon hispidus Photo: А. Комраков,
Lilium martagon **,
Listera ovata **,
Medicago romanica ,
Orchis mascula Photo: А. Фатерыга**,
O. militaris **,
O. morio **,
O. purpurea **,
O. ustulata **,
Platanthera bifolia **,
P. chlorantha **,
Polygala comosa Photo: С. Банкетов,
Poterium sanguisorba Photo: Г. Конечная,
Primula veris ,
Pulsatilla grandis **,
P. latifolia **,
Salvia pratensis ,
Scabiosa columbaria Photo: Т. Головина*,
Stipa pennata **,
Tofieldia calyculata **,
Veronica prostrata Photo: В. Беспалов,
V. teucrium Photo: О. Кагало.
Structure. Communities are characterized by the rich floristic composition. Their sward is 60-100 (150) cm high with projection cover of 80-100% and has two-or three-layered structure. Characteristic dominant species (
Brachypodium pinnatum ,
Bromopsis erecta Photo: Н.Сичак,
Carex caryophyllea ,
C. humilis ,
C. montana , etc.) form the basis of the sward.
Ecological characteristic. Xerophilic and mesoxerophilic secondary (semi-natural) meadow-steppe communities. They are sporadically distributed on the slopes of the western and southern aspects with thin carbonate soils (rendzyny).
Threats. Ceasing of haymaking and pasture use of communities, overgrowing by shrubs and termophilic invasive species (
Robinia pseudoacacia ).
Management. Maintenance of the traditional management methods (pasture, cutting in every two years), felling of trees.
References. Соломаха, 1996; W. Matuszkiewicz, 2001; Moravec, Balátová-Tuláčková, Blažkova et al., 1995; Oberdorfer, 1994; Schubert, Hilbig, Klotz, 2001.
Author: О. Kuziarin.