Icelandic bog bilberry-hairgrass birch forests
Description (English)
Woods and thickets of Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii of the lowlands of Iceland, occupying thick, relatively rich soils, with a heath-grassland undergrowth dominated by Vaccinium uliginosum, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia flexuosa, accompanied by Vaccinium myrtillus, Salix callicarpaea (Salix arctica), Salix lanata, Salix phylicifolia, Campanula rotundifolia, Galium verum, Hierochloe odorata, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca rubra s.l., Juncus trifidus, Kobresia myosuroides, Lycopodium annotinum, Equisetum pratense.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1C1413 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.91713 | Icelandic bog bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.91713 | Icelandic bog bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.91713 | Icelandic bog bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same |
