Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum - Vaccinium heaths
Description (English)
Dwarf heaths of alliances Loiseleurio-Vaccinion and Juncion trifidi dominated by Empetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum and Vaccinium spp., with Arctostaphylos alpinus, Calluna vulgaris, Festuca supina, Avenula versicolor; lycopodes (Huperzia selago, Diphasiastrum alpinum), mosses (Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus) and lichens (Cetraria islandica, Cladonia spp., Peltigera aphthosa) of the subalpine belt of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Dinarides, the Pyrenees, the Central Massif, the Sudeten, the Jura, the Northern Apennines, characteristic of relatively windswept, snow-free stations, in frost-exposure situations that are, however, less extreme than those prevailing where communities of unit S221 dominate. Unlike the formations of S221, those of S223 are clearly two-layered.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S223 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Ferns
Huperzia selago
Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Flowering Plants
Avenula versicolor
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Empetrum nigrum
Flowering Plants
Festuca supina
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Diphasiastrum alpinum | Ferns | |
| Huperzia selago | Ferns | |
| Arctostaphylos alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Avenula versicolor | Flowering Plants | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum nigrum | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca supina | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum - Vaccinium heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum - Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum - Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum - Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum - Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum-Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.24 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum-Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.44 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum-Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.44 | Alpigenic high mountain Empetrum-Vaccinium heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.44 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.44 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.44 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.44 | same |
