Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats
Description (English)
Herbaceous snow-patch swards of the Alpids, characteristic of calcareous soils under snow for long periods, with Arabis caerulea, Carex atrata, Ranunculus alpestris, Saxifraga androsacea and other calciphile snowfield, snowbed and snow-patch communities of boreal and arcto-alpine mountains formed by small herbs, grasses or mosses. Dwarf, underground-stemmed willows may also be present but not dominant (c.f. unit F2.12).
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E4.12 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
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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Arabis caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Carex atrata | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus alpestris | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga androsacea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.121 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1235 | Arctic woodrush snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1236 | Boreal herb-rich calcicline snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1233 | Snow buttercup snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1234 | Snow grass snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1237 | Subarctic small-herb snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1232 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | narrower |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.3.3.1 | Arctic Woodrush type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.3.2.1a | Distichium capillaceum-variant | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.2.4.1 | Low herb type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.2.4.1a | Low herb type, Roseroot variant | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.2.4.3 | Meadow Buttercup - Alpine Meadow grass type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.2.4.4 | Purple Saxifrage - Mountain Sorrel type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.3.2.2 | Snow Buttercup type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.3.2.3 | Snow grass type | n/a |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.4.1 | Combe à neige calcaire | wider |
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 9410000 | Spolocenstvá snehových výležísk na vápencoch | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E4.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E4.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E4.12 | Boreo-Alpic calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E4.12 | Boreo-Alpic calcicline snow-patch grassland and herb habitats | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.121 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1235 | Arctic woodrush snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1236 | Boreal herb-rich calcicline snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1233 | Snow buttercup snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1234 | Snow grass snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1237 | Subarctic small-herb snowbed communities | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1232 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.121 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities (36.121) and parts of Oro-boreal calcicline snowbed communities (36.123) | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1233 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities (36.121) and parts of Oro-boreal calcicline snowbed communities (36.123) | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1234 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities (36.121) and parts of Oro-boreal calcicline snowbed communities (36.123) | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1235 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities (36.121) and parts of Oro-boreal calcicline snowbed communities (36.123) | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1236 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities (36.121) and parts of Oro-boreal calcicline snowbed communities (36.123) | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1237 | Alpic small herb calcicolous snow-patch communities (36.121) and parts of Oro-boreal calcicline snowbed communities (36.123) | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1232 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.121 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1233 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1234 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1235 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1236 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1232 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.121 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1233 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1234 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1235 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1236 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1232 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 36.121 | narrower |