Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities
Description (English)
Moss dominated snowbed communities of calcareous gravel and stonefields, or moraine, of Scandinavian mountains, with, in particular, Distichium capillaceum, Pohlia albicans, Pohlia drummondii, often pioneering on "new ground". Individual vascular plants, growing widely separated, include, notably, Cardamine pratensis ssp. dentata, Cerastium arcticum, Cerastium cerastoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R4122 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cardamine pratensis
Mosses & Liverworts
Distichium capillaceum
Mosses & Liverworts
Pohlia drummondii
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cardamine pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Distichium capillaceum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Pohlia drummondii | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.122 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.122 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.122 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same |
