Southern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Racomitrium lanuginosum moss bogs
English name:
Southern boreo-Atlantic ling - woolly fringe moss bogs
Description (English)
Bog-surface and hummock communities characteristic of the southernmost southern boreal blanket bogs, in nemoral extreme southern Norway, oceanic southern boreal extreme western Norway, north to southern Tr”ndelag, and in the Faeroe Islands, dominated by Calluna vulgaris, Empetrum nigrum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, with Cornus suecica, Rubus chamaemorus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Dicranum elongatum, Grimmia hypnoides, Cladonia sylvatica.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.232 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D1.2) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Cornus suecica
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa
Mosses & Liverworts
Dicranum elongatum
Flowering Plants
Empetrum nigrum
Mosses & Liverworts
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Flowering Plants
Rubus chamaemorus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Cornus suecica | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Dicranum elongatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Empetrum nigrum | Flowering Plants | |
| Racomitrium lanuginosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 52.32 | Southern boreo-Atlantic ling-wooly fringe moss bogs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.2. | Peatbogs | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.5 | Heather-Rhacomitrium type | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.232 | Southern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Rhacomitrium lanuginosum moss bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.232 | Southern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Rhacomitrium lanuginosum moss bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D1.232 | Southern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Rhacomitrium lanuginosum moss bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D1.232 | Southern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Rhacomitrium lanuginosum moss bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D1.232 | Southern boreo-Atlantic lCalluna-Rhacomitrium lanuginosum moss bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D1.232 | Southern boreo-Atlantic ling-woolly fringe moss bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 52.32 | Southern boreo-Atlantic ling-wooly fringe moss bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 52.32 | Southern boreo-Atlantic ling-wooly fringe moss bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 52.32 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 52.32 | same |
