Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands within the central-southeast European context: syntaxonomic classification and overall eco-coenotic patterns

Coldea, Gheorghe; Gafta, Dan; Negrean, Gavril; Stoica, Adrian Ilie; Hurdu, Bogdan-Iuliu

doi:10.1186/s40529-022-00355-8

Botanical Studies

Table 6 Sileno saxifragae–Plantaginetum holostei ass. nova (* holotypus; ser—serpentinites)

From: Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands within the central-southeast European context: syntaxonomic classification and overall eco-coenotic patterns

Relevé no.	33	34	35	36	37	38*	39	40	41	42
Elevation (m)	1544	1540	1542	1589	1544	1550	1540	1540	1530	1500
Aspect	NE	N	SW	NW	SW	S	S	S	S	SE
Slope (degrees)	5	10	20	10	45	10	10	5	50	55
Total herb cover (%)	65	50	70	50	50	30	35	40	30	50
Plot area (m²)	10	10	10	10	10	4	4	4	4	4
Bedrock type	ser	ser	ser	ser	ser	ser	ser	ser	ser	ser
Diagnostic species at association level
Plantago holosteum	2.3	2.3	3.4	2.3	3.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	3.4
Anthemis carpatica	+	+	+.1	3.3	1.3	+	+	+	1.2	1.2
Silene saxifraga	+	+	.	+	.	+	+	+	+	+
Pilosella rhodopea	+	.	.	.	+	+	+	.	+	+
Asplenio septentrionalis–Festucion pallentis and Stipo pulcherrimae–Festucetalia pallentis
Festuca pseudodalmatica	.	+	+	.	+	.	.	.	.	.
Dianthus henteri	+	+	1.2	.	.	+	.	+	.	.
Festuca pallens	.	.	.	.	.	1	1	1	.	.
Thymus praecox subsp. jankae	.	.	.	+	.	+	.	.	.	.
Saxifraga paniculata	.	+	+	.	.	+	+	.	.	+
Achillea crithmifolia	+	+	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sedum hispanicum	.	+	.	.	.	+	+	.	.	.
Minuartia verna	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Stachys recta	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	.
Asplenium septentrionalis	.	.	.	+	+	.	.	.	.	.
Cerastium pumilum subsp. glutinosum	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	.
Festuco–Brometea (incl. Festuco saxatilis–Seslerion bielzii)
Festuca saxatilis	2.3	3.4	2.3	1.3	1.2	.	+	.	1.2	1.2
Thymus praecox subsp. polytrichus	+	.	2.2	2.3	.	+	1	+	.	.
Pilosella pavichii	1.2	.	+	.	+	.	+	.	.	+
Jovibarba heuffelii	.	+	+	.	.	+	+	.	+	.
Scabiosa columbaria	+	.	.	+.1	+	.	.	.	.	.
Daphne blagayana	.	+	+	.	.	+	.	.	.	.
Hieracium bifidum	+	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pilosella hoppeana	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hypericum perforatum	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Seslerion rigidae
Scabiosa lucida subsp. barbata	+	.	.	+	.	+	+	.	.	+
Pedicularis comosa	.	+	+	.	.	+	+	.	+	.
Seseli libanotis	.	+	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	+
Iris ruthenica	.	.	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	.
Juncion trifidi
Juncus trifidus	.	.	.	.	+	+	+	+	+	.
Festuca supina	1.2	2.3	+	.	.	.	.	.	+	.
Hypericum transsilvanicum	+	.	+	.	+	+	.	.	.	.
Luzula spicata	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	+	.	.
Phyteuma confusum	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	+
Companions
Luzula luzuloides	+	+	2.3	+	+	.	.	.	.	+
Campanula rotundifolia	.	+	+	.	+	+	.	.	+	+
Silene lerchenfeldiana	.	1.2	+	.	.	+	+	.	+	+
Deschampsia flexuosa	2.3	+	1.2	+	+.2	.	.	.	.	.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea	+	+	1.2	.	+	.	.	+	.	.
Cytisus nigricans	+	+	+	.	.	.	+	.	.	+
Agrostis capillaris	+.1	1.2	1.2	2.3	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rumex acetosella	+	.	.	.	.	+	.	.	+	+
Genista tinctoria subsp. oligosperma	1.2	.	+	+	.	.	.	.	.	.
Antennaria dioica	1.3	.	+	.	.	.	.	+	.	.
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia	.	.	+	+	.	.	.	+	.	.
Potentilla erecta	+	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sedum annuum	.	+	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	.
Luzula multiflora	.	+	.	.	1.2	.	.	.	.	.
Vaccinium myrtillus	.	.	+	.	+	.	.	.	.	.
Solidago virgaurea	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	+	.
Viola declinata	.	.	.	.	+	+	.	.	.	.

Companion species with one occurrence: Bellardiochloa variegata 34: + ; Silene nutans subsp. dubia 35: + ; Peucedanum oreoselinum 35: + ; Lotus corniculatus 35: + ; Carlina acaulis 36: + ; Galium album 36: + ; Calamagrostis arundinacea 36: + ; Centaurea stoebe subsp. australis 34: +
Relevé sites: 33–37: Cozia Mts. (19.07.2017); 38–42: Cozia Mts. (7.07.1987)

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