Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum - Erica heaths
Description (English)
Forest substitution heaths, treeline fringe formations and alpine heaths or mats of calcareous soils in the Alps and the Dinarides, with Rhododendron hirsutum, Rhododendron intermedium, Rhodothamnus chamaecistus and Erica herbacea, often accompanied by Clematis alpina, Daphne striata, Daphne mezereum, Globularia cordifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Rhododendron hirsutum and, mostly in the Austrian Alps, Erica herbacea are the most frequent dominants; other shrubs can locally play that role. Arctostaphylos spp. -dominated facies have, however, been been included in unit S226.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S227 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Erica herbacea
Flowering Plants
Rhododendron hirsutum
Flowering Plants
Rhodothamnus chamaecistus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Erica herbacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhododendron hirsutum | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhodothamnus chamaecistus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.28 | Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum - Erica heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.28 | Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum - Erica heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.28 | Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum - Erica heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.28 | Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum - Erica heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.28 | Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum - Erica heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.28 | Alpide Rhododendron hirsutum-Erica heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.28 | Alpide hairy alpenrose-erica heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.48 | Alpide hairy alpenrose-erica heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.48 | Alpide hairy alpenrose-erica heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.48 | same |
