Oroboreal Carex bigelowii-Racomitrium moss-heaths
Description (English)
Carpets of mosses of genus Racomitrium, often thick, closed and extensive, sometimes fragmented with much bare ground, associated with usually scattered vascular plants, among which Carex bigelowii is often prominent, characteristic of wind-exposed, cloud-bound, relatively snowfree summital regions of the Scandinavian mountains and of Scotland, northern England and northern Wales, of Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Spitzbergen. For the most part they constitute habitats physiognomically dominated by bryophytes, c.f. equivalents with lower ground cover in units H3.5 or H6.24.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E4.21 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex bigelowii
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex bigelowii | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.322 | Oroboreal Carex bigelowii-Rhacomitrium moss-heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | U10 | Carex bigelowii-Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.21 | Oroboreal Carex bigelowii-Rhacomitrium moss-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.21 | Oroboreal Carex bigelowii-Rhacomitrium moss-heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E4.21 | Oroboreal Carex bigelowii-Rhacomitrium moss-heaths | same |
