Alpine siliceous screes
English name:
Alpine siliceous screes
Description (English)
Siliceous, cool, damp screes of the subalpine and alpine levels of Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees and Corsica with Androsace alpina, Achillea nana, Oxyria digyna, Geum reptans, Saxifraga bryoides, Ranunculus glacialis, Linaria alpina, Oreochloa disticha, Silene acaulis. Vegetation of alliance Androsacion alpinae.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H2.31 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H2.3) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) | 8110 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Achillea nana
Flowering Plants
Androsace alpina
Flowering Plants
Geum reptans
Flowering Plants
Linaria alpina
Flowering Plants
Oreochloa disticha
Flowering Plants
Oxyria digyna
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus glacialis
Flowering Plants
Saxifraga bryoides
Flowering Plants
Silene acaulis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Achillea nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Androsace alpina | Flowering Plants | |
| Geum reptans | Flowering Plants | |
| Linaria alpina | Flowering Plants | |
| Oreochloa disticha | Flowering Plants | |
| Oxyria digyna | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus glacialis | Flowering Plants | |
| Saxifraga bryoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Silene acaulis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 61.11 | Alpine siliceous screes | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 3.3.2.2 | Eboulis siliceux d'altitude | same |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 4311000 | Silikátové | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 61.11 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 61.11 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 61.11 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 61.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 61.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 61.11 | same |
