Northern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Empetrum - Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs
English name:
Northern boreo-Atlantic ling - crowberry - Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs
Description (English)
Bog-surface and hummock communities of the northern boreal blanket bogs dominated by Calluna vulgaris, Empetrum spp., Vaccinium uliginosum and Sphagnum fuscum with Andromeda polifolia, Vaccinium microcarpum, Drosera rotundifolia, Betula nana, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia sylvatica.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.234 |
|---|---|
| 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
Andromeda polifolia
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium microcarpum
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
Fungi
Cladonia rangiferina
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum fuscum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Andromeda polifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium microcarpum | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Cladonia rangiferina | Fungi | |
| Sphagnum fuscum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 52.41 | Ling-crowberry-Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.2. | Peatbogs | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.2 | Heather - Crowberry - Sphagnum fuscum type | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.234 | Northern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Empetrum - Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.234 | Northern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Empetrum - Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D1.234 | Northern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Empetrum - Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D1.234 | Northern boreo-Atlantic Calluna - Empetrum - Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D1.234 | Northern boreo-Atlantic Calluna-Empetrum-Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D1.234 | Northern boreo-Atlantic ling-crowberry-Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 52.41 | Ling-crowberry-Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 52.41 | Ling-crowberry-Sphagnum fuscum blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 52.41 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 52.41 | same |
