Alpic tall-herb communities
Description (English)
Subalpine and alpine meso-hygrophile tall herb formations of moist hollows and gullies of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Dinarides, the Jura, the great Hercynian ranges, the Central Massif and the Apennines. Vegetation of Adenostylion with dominant Adenostyles alliariae and Veratrum album, Chaerophyllum hirsutum, Cicerbita alpina, Aconitum spp. and others also present. In the Carpathians these communities are represented also by alliance Delphinion elati. Some habitats are dominated by ferns (e.g. Athyrium distentifolium, Dryopteris filix-mas).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R561 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Athyrium distentifolium
Flowering Plants
Adenostyles alliariae
Flowering Plants
Cicerbita alpina
Flowering Plants
Veratrum album
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Athyrium distentifolium | Ferns | |
| Adenostyles alliariae | Flowering Plants | |
| Cicerbita alpina | Flowering Plants | |
| Veratrum album | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E5.51 | Alpic tall-herb communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E5.51 | Alpic tall-herb communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E5.51 | Alpic tall-herb communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E5.51 | Alpic tall-herb communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E5.51 | Alpic tall-herb communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E4.51 | Alpic tall herb communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E4.51 | Alpic tall herb communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.81 | Alpic tall herb communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.81 | Alpic tall herb communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.81 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.81 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.81 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.81 | same |
