Small-herb western Picea taiga
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T3F3 |
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Description (English)
Forests of Picea abies or, in the east, Picea obovata, sometimes accompanied by Pinus sylvestris and/or Populus tremula, of southern boreal and boreonemoral regions of Fennoscandia, Russia west of the western Ural piedmont, Belarus, the Baltic States, extending locally in the middle and northern boreal zones, with an understorey dominated by dwarf-shrubs and a low-growing herb layer, characteristic of calcareous substrates and warm stations, developed on acid brown forest soils with mull, or on weakly podsolised soils, with a preference for low-lying areas with fine sediments and a good water supply, sometimes with a tendency to waterlogging. They occupy stations with a richer nutrient supply than those of the bilberry forests of unit T3F1 and of the fern forests of unit T3F2, and with a lower humidity level than the fern forests and the tall herb forests of unit T3F4. Accompanying tree and shrub species include a predominance of Sorbus aucuparia, Vaccinium myrtillus, with Alnus spp., Betula spp., Juniperus communis, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, a field layer dominated by Oxalis acetosella, Melampyrum sylvaticum, Maianthemum bifolium, Trientalis europaea, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Thelypteris phegopteris accompanied by Linnaea borealis, Geranium sylvaticum, Melampyrum pratense, Solidago virgaurea, Rubus saxatilis, Viola riviniana, Hieracium silvaticum grp., Pyrola spp., Paris quadrifolia, Melica nutans, Deschampsia flexuosa, Luzula pilosa, Lycopodium annotinum, Equisetum sylvaticum, and mosses. In the boreonemoral zone, deciduous trees, in particular, Quercus robur, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides, Ulmus laevis, may form a second tree layer.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Picea abies | Conifers | |
Picea obovata | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Acer platanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Populus tremula | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus laevis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.A3 | Small-herb western Picea taiga | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.A3 | Small-herb western Picea taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.A3 | Small-herb western Picea taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.A3 | Small-herb western Picea taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.A3 | Small-herb western Picea taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.A3 | Small-herb western Picea taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G3.A3 | Small-herb western spruce taiga | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.C3 | Small-herb western spruce taiga | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.C3 | Small-herb western spruce taiga | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 42.C3 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 42.C3 | same |