Boreo-alpine fern snowbed grassland
Description (English)
Acidophilous snowbed communities of alpine and arcto-alpine levels of the Fennoscandian mountains, of Iceland and of the Scottish Highlands dominated by ferns, characteristic of screes with prolonged snow cover, related to the tall-herb communities of unit R56. Cryptogramma crispa, Athyrium distentifolium (Athyrium alpestre), Athyrium filix-femina, Dryopteris expansa (Dryopteris assimilis) or Dryopteris filix-mas can dominate the communities. Galium saxatile, Calamagrostis purpurea, Barbilophozia floerkii, Polytrichum alpinum are among the associates.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R414 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Galium saxatile
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Galium saxatile | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.14 | Boreo-alpine fern snowbed grassland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.14 | Boreo-alpine fern snowbed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.14 | Boreo-alpine fern snow-bed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E4.14 | Boreo-alpine fern snow-bed grassland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E4.14 | Boreo-alpine fern snow-bed communities | same |
