Vaccinium myrtillus western Picea taiga
Description (English)
Forests of Picea abies, Picea obovata, or Picea spp. and Pinus sylvestris, of Fennoscandia, Russia west of the Ural piedmont, Belarus, the Baltic States, northeastern Poland, with an understorey dominated by Vaccinium myrtillus, Deschampsia flexuosa and mosses, developed on mesic moraine ground, on podsols with heavy raw humus. They constitute the most widespread and characteristic type of western spruce taiga in the boreal zone and extend to the boreonemoral zone. Accompanying small tree and shrub species include Betula pubescens, Sorbus aucuparia, Empetrum spp., Juniperus communis, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Ledum palustre (in the north), with a field layer comprising Linnaea borealis, Maianthemum bifolium, Melampyrum pratense, Solidago virgaurea, Trientalis europaea, Luzula pilosa, Lycopodium annotinum, Dicranum spp., Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi. In the boreo-nemoral zone, deciduous trees may accompany the conifers, in particular, Quercus robur, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides, Ulmus laevis, Populus tremula.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G3.A1 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.A) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Western Taïga | 9010 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Juniperus communis | Conifers | |
Picea abies | Conifers | |
Picea obovata | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Lycopodium annotinum | Ferns | |
Acer platanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Ledum palustre | Flowering Plants | |
Linnaea borealis | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula pilosa | Flowering Plants | |
Maianthemum bifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Melampyrum pratense | Flowering Plants | |
Populus tremula | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Solidago virgaurea | Flowering Plants | |
Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants | |
Trientalis europaea | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus laevis | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 42.C1 | Bilberry western spruce taiga | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 02 | North boreal spruce forest | overlap |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 04 | Middle boreal spruce forests | overlap |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 06 | South boreal forest | overlap |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 07 | Hemiboreal spruce and fir-spruce forest | overlap |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.1.2.1 | Spruce forest of bilberry type | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.A1 | Vaccinium myrtillus western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.A1 | Vaccinium myrtillus western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.A1 | Vaccinium myrtillus western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.A1 | Vaccinium myrtillus western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.A1 | Vaccinium myrtillus western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G3.A1 | Bilberry western spruce taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.C1 | Bilberry western spruce taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.C1 | Bilberry western spruce taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 42.C1 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 42.C1 | same |