Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub
Description (English)
Acidophile or acidocline snow-patch and snowbed communities of the boreal and arcto-alpine mountains, dominated by dwarf willows. Creeping species dominate, adapted to the short growth season in areas covered by snow for up to eight to ten months. Typical species: Salix herbacea, Carex firma, Dryas octopetala, Salix retusa, Aster alpinus and Carex sempervirens. Endemic species are also often found.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S211 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Aster alpinus
Flowering Plants
Carex firma
Flowering Plants
Carex sempervirens
Flowering Plants
Dryas octopetala
Flowering Plants
Salix herbacea
Flowering Plants
Salix retusa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Aster alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex firma | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Dryas octopetala | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix herbacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix retusa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.11 | Boreo-Alpic acidocline snow-patch Salix herbacea scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.11 | Boreo-Alpic acidocline snow patch dwarf willow scrub | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1112 | Alpic acid dwarf willow snow-patch communities | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1122 | Oroboreal moss-dwarf willow snowbed communities | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1122 | Willow scrub parts of Alpic acid snow-patch communities (36.111) and Oroboreal acidocline snowbed communities (36.112) | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1112 | Willow scrub parts of Alpic acid snow-patch communities (36.111) and Oroboreal acidocline snowbed communities (36.112) | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1122 | narrower | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1112 | narrower | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1122 | narrower | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1112 | narrower | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 36.1112 | narrower |
