Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch forests
Description (English)
Medium-tall (4-7 m) Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii woods of sandy moraine podsols of the subalpine belt of the mountains of Fennoscandia, with a moss-rich grass and heath undergrowth formed by Vaccinium myrtillus, Empetrum hermaphroditum and Deschampsia flexuosa, accompanied by Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi; their cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1C1422 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Mosses & Liverworts
Dicranum fuscescens
Mosses & Liverworts
Dicranum scoparium
Mosses & Liverworts
Hylocomium splendens
Mosses & Liverworts
Pleurozium schreberi
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
| Dicranum fuscescens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Dicranum scoparium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.91722 | Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.91722 | Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.91722 | Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same |
