Temperate subalpine Larix, Pinus cembra and Pinus uncinata forest
Description (English)
Coniferous, in part deciduous, forest of European larch (Larix decidua) or Arolla pine (Pinus cembra) in the middle subalpine belt of temperate mountains in the central Alps and Carpathians with long but shallow snow-lie and a short growing season. Dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo), spruce (Picea abies), silver fir (Abies alba), rhododendrons and other sub-shrubs are never more than subordinate, but various whitebeam (Sorbus) species are characteristic associates.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T34 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Larix decidua | Conifers | |
Pinus uncinata | Conifers | |
Pinus cembra | Conifers | |
Rhododendron ferrugineum | Flowering Plants | |
Homogyne alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca flavescens | Flowering Plants | |
Lonicera caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Melampyrum sylvaticum | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Larix decidua | Conifers | |
Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Picea abies | Conifers | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Rhododendron ferrugineum | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants | |
Pinus uncinata | Conifers | |
Homogyne alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Dicranum scoparium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Oxalis acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Solidago virgaurea | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus communis subsp. communis | Conifers | |
Sesleria caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Pinus cembra | Conifers |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Larix decidua | Conifers | |
Pinus uncinata | Conifers | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Rhododendron ferrugineum | Flowering Plants | |
Pinus cembra | Conifers | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.2 | Alpine Larix - Pinus cembra woodland | wider |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.3 | Pinus uncinata woodland | wider |
European Red List of Habitats | G3.2 | Temperate subalpine Larix , Pinus cembra and Pinus uncinata woodland | same |