Boreal rock-outcrop pine forest
Description (English)
Woods of Pinus sylvestris colonizing often small, level, glacier-fashioned granite, gneiss or acidic-sediment rock outcrops of southern and middle Fennoscandia, with dense lichen carpets, mostly of Cladonia rangiferina, or a varied lichen and moss cover, accompanied by small shrubs, grasses and petrophile forbs, sometimes by abundant Juniperus communis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3G44 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Juniperus communis
Conifers
Pinus sylvestris
Fungi
Cladonia rangiferina
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juniperus communis | Conifers | |
| Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
| Cladonia rangiferina | Fungi |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.B44 | Boreal rock-outcrop pine woodland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.B44 | Boreal rock-outcrop pine woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.B44 | Boreal rock-outcrop pine woodland | same |
