Suboceanic small fern western spruce taiga

English name: Suboceanic small fern western spruce taiga

Description (English)

Small fern spruce forests of western Norway, with a species cortège enriched in oceanic or suboceanic elements, in particular, Thelypteris limbosperma, Blechnum spicant, Cornus suecica, Luzula sylvatica, Plagiothecium undulatum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.A212
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.A)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Ferns Blechnum spicant
Ferns Thelypteris limbosperma
Flowering Plants Cornus suecica
Flowering Plants Luzula sylvatica
Mosses & Liverworts Plagiothecium undulatum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Blechnum spicant Ferns
Thelypteris limbosperma Ferns
Cornus suecica Flowering Plants
Luzula sylvatica Flowering Plants
Plagiothecium undulatum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.C212 Suboceanic small fern western spruce taiga source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.A212 Suboceanic small fern western spruce taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.A212 Suboceanic small fern western spruce taiga same
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