Carpathian saxifrage snow-patch communities

Description (English)

Endemic snow patch community of the high Tatras and nearby Carpathian ranges, characteristic of sites with very long snow cover, with the western Carpathian endemic Saxifraga wahlenbergii (Saxifraga perdurans), Hutchinsia alpina, Bucegia romanica.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code R41212

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) E4.1212 Carpathian saxifrage snow-patch communities same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.1212 Carpathian saxifrage snow-patch communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.1212 Carpathian saxifrage snow-patch communities same
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