Alpine Rumex communities
Description (English)
Alpine and subalpine meso-hygrophile nitrophilous tall herb formations of the Alpine system and the higher Hercynian and Carpathian ranges, in particular, the Sudeten, the Black Forest, the Fichtelgebirge, the Dinarides, characteristic of the vicinity of cattle and game resting places, with Rumex alpinus, Senecio alpinus, Cirsium spinosissimum, Aconitum napellus, Geranium phaeum, Peucedanum ostruthium, Urtica dioica, Phleum alpinum and, in eastern Carpathian communities, Senecio subalpinus, Leucanthemum waldsteinii, Achillea distans, Heracleum sphondylium ssp. transsilvanicum. This habitat may have sometimes ruderal character.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R568 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Achillea distans
Flowering Plants
Aconitum napellus
Flowering Plants
Cirsium spinosissimum
Flowering Plants
Geranium phaeum
Flowering Plants
Heracleum sphondylium
Flowering Plants
Leucanthemum waldsteinii
Flowering Plants
Peucedanum ostruthium
Flowering Plants
Phleum alpinum
Flowering Plants
Rumex alpinus
Flowering Plants
Senecio alpinus
Flowering Plants
Senecio subalpinus
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Achillea distans | Flowering Plants | |
| Aconitum napellus | Flowering Plants | |
| Cirsium spinosissimum | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium phaeum | Flowering Plants | |
| Heracleum sphondylium | Flowering Plants | |
| Leucanthemum waldsteinii | Flowering Plants | |
| Peucedanum ostruthium | Flowering Plants | |
| Phleum alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Senecio alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Senecio subalpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E5.58 | Alpine Rumex communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E5.58 | Alpine Rumex communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E5.58 | Alpine Rumex communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E5.58 | Alpine Rumex communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E5.58 | Alpine Rumex communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E4.58 | Alpine Rumex communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E4.58 | Alpine dock communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.88 | Alpine dock communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.88 | Alpine dock communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.88 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.88 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.88 | same |
