Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub
Description (English)
Calciphile or calcicline snow-patch and snowbed communities of the boreal and arcto-alpine mountains, dominated by dwarf willows. Typical species: Salix reticulata, Salix retusa, Salix polaris, Salix kitaibeliana, Poa alpina, Selaginella selaginoides and Polygonum viviparum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S212 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Selaginella selaginoides
Flowering Plants
Poa alpina
Flowering Plants
Polygonum viviparum
Flowering Plants
Salix kitaibeliana
Flowering Plants
Salix reticulata
Flowering Plants
Salix retusa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Selaginella selaginoides | Ferns | |
| Poa alpina | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum viviparum | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix kitaibeliana | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix reticulata | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix retusa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.12 | Boreo-alpine calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.12 | Boreo-Alpic calcicline snow-patch Salix polaris scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.12 | Boreo-Alpic calcicline snow patch dwarf willow scrub | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.122 | Boreo-Alpic calcicolous espalier willow snowbed communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1231 | Polar willow snowbed communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1231 | Boreo-Alpic calcicolous espalier willow snowbed communities (36.122) and Polar willow snowbed communities (36.1231) | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.122 | Boreo-Alpic calcicolous espalier willow snowbed communities (36.122) and Polar willow snowbed communities (36.1231) | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1231 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.122 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1231 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.122 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 36.122 | same |
