Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths
Description (English)
Prostrate alpine and high-montane Calluna vulgaris or Vaccinium myrtillus heaths of windswept summits and ridges, with little snow cover, of the Highlands, the Inner Hebrides and, very locally, of the uplands of Ireland, England and Wales, with Loiseleuria procumbens, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Arctostaphylos alpinus.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F2.251 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F2.2) |
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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Arctostaphylos alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Loiseleuria procumbens | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.451 | Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.251 | Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.251 | Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths | same |