Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch forests
Description (English)
Woods and thickets of Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii of Iceland and western Norway with an ericoid-dominated undergrowth, formed mainly by Empetrum hermaphroditum, dominant in Iceland, and Vaccinium uliginosum, dominant in Norway, accompanied by Calluna vulgaris, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Betula nana, Deschampsia flexuosa, mosses and, in Iceland, Juncus trifidus, Kobresia myosuroides.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1C1411 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Juncus trifidus
Flowering Plants
Kobresia myosuroides
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus trifidus | Flowering Plants | |
| Kobresia myosuroides | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.91711 | Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.91711 | Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.91711 | Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch woods | same |
