B57
East Caucasian alpine grasslands (Festuca woronowii, Nardus stricta, Carex tristis, Kobresia capilliformis) with Astragalus sanguinolentus, Alchemilla elisabethae and small herb communities (Sibbaldia parviflora, Campanula biebersteiniana) alternating with shrub, dwarf shrub (Rhododendron caucasicum, Dryas caucasica), rock and scree vegetation
Description
Three vegetation types in particular are typical for this mapping unit: Festuca woronowii, Carex tristis and Kobresia grasslands. Amongst the alpine grasslands, grasses and sedges are characteristic. Within the grass carpets, rosette dicotyledons are usually typical.
Grass mix: grass, small_fescue, meadow_fescue, common_meadow_grass, deergrass
Small clumps of alpine_bearberry
Scattered simbelmyne, wild_parsley; very rare Fruiting Blackthorn Bush
Tree Layer
No details
Shrub Layer
Vaccinium arctostaphylos (Fruiting Blackthorn Bush)
Lianas
No details
Herb Layer
Festuca woronowii (meadow_fescue), Festuca ovina agg. (meadow_fescue), Nardus stricta (small_fescue), Bromus variegatus (small_fescue), Carex tristis (common_meadow_grass), Carex huetiana (common_meadow_grass), Carex medwedewii (common_meadow_grass), Kobresia capilliformis (common_meadow_grass), Kobresia schoenoides (deergrass), Kobresia persica (common_meadow_grass), Sibbaldia parviflora (alpine_bearberry), Campanula biebersteiniana (wild_parsley), Carum caucasicum (simbelmyne), Alchemilla alpina (alpine_bearberry)
Foothills of the Mountains of Rhun
