Z5
Eastern Anatolian montane steppe
Description
High-elevation steppes. Cushion-like formations of Artemisia austriaca and Artemisia fragrans, or species of Astragalus, Acantholimon, and Onobrychis, or grasslands of Poa bulbosa with species of Stipa, Festuca, and Bassia. Above elevation of 2200 m, species of Ferula and Prangos are common. High peaks feature Gentiana verna and species of Draba, Dracocephalum, Oxyria, Polygonum, Veronica, Trollius, Scilla, and Primula.
Z5a (mountain steppe):
Biome:
Grass mix: grass, common_meadow_grass, kentucky_bluegrass, small_fescue
Large clumps of wormwood and of lingonberry_bush
Scattered wild_parsley, bilberry_bush, horse_chestnut_tree_sapling
Z5b (peaks):
Biome:
Scattered among rocks: alpine_bearberry, lingonberry_bush, dooryard_dock, blue_orchid, sweet_woodruff, wild_parsley
Tree Layer
No detail
Shrub Layer
No detail
Lianas
No detail
Herb Layer
a). Artemisia austriaca (wormwood), Artemisia fragrans (wormwood), Poa bulbosa (kentucky_bluegrass), Astragalus densifolius (lingonberry_bush), Astragalus lineatus (lingonberry_bush), Acantholimon spp. (wild_parsley), Onobrychis spp. (bilberry_bush), Stipa pulcherrima, Stipa pontica, Stipa holocericea, Festuca brunnescens, Festuca varia, Bassia pilosa (wormwood), Bassia prostrata (wormwood), Ferula orientalis (horse_chestnut_tree_sapling), Prangos spp. (horse_chestnut_tree_sapling);
b). Draba bruniifolia (alpine_bearberry), Draba cappadocica (alpine_bearberry), Dracocephalum aucheri (lingonberry_bush), Oxyria digyna (dooryard_dock), Polygonum alpinum (blue_orchid), Polygonum cognatum (alpine_bearberry), Veronica argute-serrata (sweet_woodruff), Veronica biloba (sweet_woodruff), Trollius ranunculinus (sweet_woodruff), Primula algida (wild_parsley), Primula davisii (wild_parsley)
Rocky peaks in Nurn
