Submontane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths
English name:
Submontane Vaccinium - heather heaths
Description (English)
Submontane, or sometimes lowland or coastal, heaths rich in Vaccinium spp., usually with Calluna vulgaris, Nardus stricta, Luzula campestris and Genista spp., of the northern and western British Isles, of the North Atlantic islands, of Fennoscandia, of the Hercynian ranges and the lower levels of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantabrica. Secondary stands originating after deforestation of pine and oak acidophilous forests also belong to this unit.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F4.21 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F4.2) |
| 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 | European dry heaths | 4030 | 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
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Luzula campestris
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula campestris | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.6a | Bilberry-Cowberry variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.3 | Heather-Crowberry-Cowberry heath type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.5a | Dry heather heath-Bearberry variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.1 | Rhacomitrium lanuginosum - Mountain Crowberry type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.5 | Heather Heath type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.6 | Bilberry-Heather heath type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.5d | Heather-Hard fern variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.3a | Dwarf shrub-Purple Moorgrass variant | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H18 | Vaccinium myrtillus-Deschampsia flexuosa heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H12 | Calluna vulgaris-Vaccinium myrtillus heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H22 | Vaccinium myrtillus-Rubus chamaemorus heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H19 | Vaccinium myrtillus-Cladonia arbuscula heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H16 | Calluna vulgaris-Arctostaphylos uva-ursi heath | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H20 | Vaccinium myrtillus-Racomitrium lanuginosum heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H21 | Calluna vulgaris-Vaccinium myrtillus-Sphagnum capillifolium heath | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.4.1 | Lande subatlantique acidophile | wider |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T8.2 | SEKUNDÁRNÍ PODHORSKÁ A HORSKÁ VŘESOVIŠTĚ (Secondary submontane and montane heaths) | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.21 | Submontane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.21 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.21 | same |
