Hautes Chaumes summital mat-grass swards

Description (English)

Formations of the Hautes Chaumes (high Vosges), with Nardus stricta, Gentiana lutea, Arnica montana, Pulsatilla alba, Viola lutea ssp. elegans, Selinum pyrenaeum, Leontodon pyrenaicus, Hieracium vogesiacum, Hieracium olivaceum, Hieracium alpinum and abundant ericoid shrubs, Erica tetralix, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code R43161

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Arnica montana
Flowering Plants Gentiana lutea
Flowering Plants Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants Pulsatilla alba
Flowering Plants Viola lutea
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Arnica montana Flowering Plants
Gentiana lutea Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta Flowering Plants
Pulsatilla alba Flowering Plants
Viola lutea Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) E4.3161 Hautes Chaumes summital mat-grass swards same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.3161 Hautes Chaumes summital mat-grass swards same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.3161 Hautes Chaumes summital mat-grass swards same
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