Carpathian dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths

Description (English)

Very local prostrate Vaccinium spp. and lichen carpets of high windswept summits and peaks, in the lower alpine belt of the Eastern and Southern Carpathians, dominated by Vaccinium gaultherioides (Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum) and Cetraria islandica with Empetrum hermaphroditum, Juncus trifidus, Festuca airoides and Cetraria islandica.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code S22122

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants Festuca airoides
Flowering Plants Juncus trifidus
Fungi Cetraria islandica
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Empetrum hermaphroditum Flowering Plants
Festuca airoides Flowering Plants
Juncus trifidus Flowering Plants
Cetraria islandica Fungi

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) F2.2122 Carpathian dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F2.2122 Carpathian dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F2.2122 Carpathian dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths same
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