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 |
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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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Cardamine pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Distichium capillaceum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Pohlia drummondii | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.122 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.122 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.122 | Distichium capillaceum snowbed communities | same |