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Alpic tall-herb communities

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English name Alpic tall-herb communities Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   E5.51 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Subalpine and alpine meso-hygrophile tall herb formations of moist hollows and gullies of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Dinarides, the Jura, the great Hercynian ranges, the Central Massif and the Apennines. Vegetation of [Adenostylion] with dominant [Adenostyles alliariae] and [Veratrum album], [Chaerophyllum hirsutum], [Cicerbita alpina], [Aconitum] spp. and others also present. In the Carpathians these communities are represented also by alliance [Delphinion elati]. Some habitats are dominated by ferns (e.g. [Athyrium distentifolium], [Dryopteris filix-mas]).

Source

ILE SAS [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E5.51 Alpic tall-herb communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E5.51 Alpic tall-herb communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E5.51 Alpic tall-herb communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 E5.51 Alpic tall-herb communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 E4.51 Alpic tall herb communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 E4.51 Alpic tall herb communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 37.81 Alpic tall herb communities source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 37.81 Alpic tall herb communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 37.81 Alpic tall herb communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 37.81   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 37.81   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 37.81   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 37.81   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.1. Natural grassland n/a
Ramsar Wetland Types Va Alpine wetlands wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.2.4 Mégaphorbiaie de montagne hygrophile à Adenostyles alliariae wider
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 M5 DEVĚTSILOVÉ LEMY HORSKÝCH POTOKŮ (Petasites fringes of montane brooks) narrower
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 A4.2 SUBALPÍNSKÉ VYSOKOBYLINNÉ NIVY (Subalpine tall-forb vegetation) same
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 5212000 Porasty devätsilov n/a
  E Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E5 Woodland fringes and clearings and tall forb stands Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E5.5 Subalpine moist or wet tall-herb and fern stands    Parent
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