Boreal northern bilberry spruce swamp forests
Description (English)
Oligotrophic, species-poor spruce swamp woods of the western Palaearctic taiga zone dominated by Picea abies or Picea obovata in the tree layer and an understorey dominated by hygrophile ericoid shrubs, Vaccinium uliginosum and Vaccinium myrtillus, by Equisetum sylvaticum and by sphagnum carpets formed by Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum angustifolium, developed on oligotrophic, hydromorphic soils with carr-peat or raw humus by lake-shores, on mire margins, in hollows and on slopes. The species cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3K241 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Picea abies
Conifers
Picea obovata
Ferns
Equisetum sylvaticum
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum angustifolium
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum russowii
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Picea obovata | Conifers | |
| Equisetum sylvaticum | Ferns | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Sphagnum angustifolium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum girgensohnii | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum russowii | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.D541 | Boreal northern bilberry spruce swamp woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D541 | Boreal northern bilberry spruce swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D541 | Boreal northern bilberry spruce swamp woods | same |
