Subalpine mixed brushes
Description (English)
Communities of the subalpine zone, of the tree-limit, and sometimes of the montane zone, of higher nemoral mountains of the western Alpine system and its associated ranges (Carpathians) mainly of alliances Calamagrostion villosae and Trisetion fusci dominated by tall or medium shrubs, for the most part Rosaceae species (of genera Rubus, Sorbus, Amelanchier, Potentilla), Betula or tall Vaccinium, Salix helvetica, Salix kitaibeliana and grasses Calamagrostis villosa and Deschampsia cespitosa often accompanied by tall herbs characteristic of the subalpine tall herb communities (unit R56), or by subalpine heaths, such as the Juniperus nana-Arctostaphylos uva-ursi heaths.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S253 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Juniperus nana
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juniperus nana | Conifers | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.33 | Subalpine mixed brushes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.33 | Subalpine mixed brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.33 | Subalpine mixed brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.33 | Subalpine mixed brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.33 | Subalpine tall herb mixed brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F1.13 | Subalpine tall herb mixed brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.13 | Subalpine tall herb mixed brushes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.63 | Subalpine tall herb mixed brushes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.63 | Subalpine tall herb mixed brushes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.63 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.63 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.63 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.63 | same |
