Fenno-Scandian polar willow snowbed communities
Description (English)
Snowbed communities of the boreal and arcto-alpine mountains of Scandinavia, characteristic of the edges of snowfields on calcareous often stone-littered soils with near-surface ground water or moisture in early spring and little or no solifluction, constituted by dense carpets of mosses and forbs in which Salix polaris dominates, often totally; the species cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S21221 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Salix polaris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salix polaris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.1221 | Fenno-Scandian polar willow snowbed communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.1221 | Fenno-Scandian polar willow snowbed communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.1221 | Fenno-Scandian polar willow snowbed communities | same |
