M5
West and central Pontic herb-grass steppes (Stipa ucrainica, Stipa lessingiana) with Caragana mollis, in the Dobrudscha alternating with rock communities (Festuca callieri, Agropyron cristatum subsp. brandzae, Thymus moldavicus, Adonis wolgensis)
Description
Xerophytic tussock grasses set the tone: Stipa lessingiana, Stipa capillata, Stipa ucrainica (in southern parts and on southern slopes), Stipa pulcherrima (on stony sites), Stipa dasyphylla, Stipa tirsa (mainly in the northern part), Festuca valesiaca. Other grasses also appear (Phleum phleoides, Poa angustifolia, Elymus hispidus subsp. barbulatus, Melica ciliata). The large numbers of steppe herbs lend the steppe a colourful appearance.
Drought-tolerant tussock-forming grasses, interspersed with many herbaceous steppe plants.
M5a (dry areas):
Biome: sparse_jungle
Grass mix: grass, meadow_fescue, small_fescue, kentucky_bluegrass, dead_grass
Scattered: goldenrod, wild_shrub
M5b (slightly wetter areas):
Biome: river
Grass mix: grass, small_fescue, kentucky_bluegrass, wavy_hair_grass
Scattered: lush_grass, greater_wood_rush, goldenrod, buttercups, fern, sweet_woodruff, wood_horsetail, bilberry_bush, wild_shrub
Tree Layer
No detail
Shrub Layer
Caragana mollis (wild_shrub)
Lianas
No detail
Herb Layer
Stipa lessingiana (kentucky_bluegrass), Stipa capillata (kentucky_bluegrass), Stipa ucrainica (kentucky_bluegrass), Festuca valesiaca (meadow_fescue), Agropyron cristatum subsp. pectinatum (meadow_fescue), Elymus hispidus subsp. barbulatus (grass), Melica ciliata (kentucky_bluegrass), Filipendula vulgaris (fern), Campanula sibirica (greater_wood_rush), Campanula glomerata (greater_wood_rush), Galium verum (goldenrod), Thymus kosteleckyanus (sweet_woodruff), Achillea setacea (wood_horsetail), Linum tenuifolium, Eryngium campestre (bilberry_bush), Trinia hispida (lush_grass), Aster oleifolius (buttercups), Alyssum-, Poa-, Draba-, Gagea-species
Steppes surrounding the Dead Marshes
