Arctic woodrush snowbed communities
Description (English)
Open, herb-rich, snowbed communities of the middle to high alpine level of the boreal and southern arcto-alpine mountains of Scandinavia, developed on level or gently sloping moist calcareous ground with solifluction tongues separated by gravelly expanses with a thin but prolonged snow cover, dominated by Luzula arctica. Luzula confusa, Ranunculus glacialis, Ranunculus sulphureus, Cerastium spp. and Draba crassifolia are characteristic of the species cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R4125 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Draba crassifolia
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Draba crassifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.125 | Arctic woodrush snowbed communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.125 | Arctic woodrush snowbed communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.125 | Arctic woodrush snowbed communities | same |
