Oroboreal Betula scrub
Description (English)
Very low scrubs formed in exposed situations by otherwise thicket-building birches of boreal mountains and mountainous regions, in particular Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii (Betula tortuosa, Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa, Betula kusmisscheffii) of Iceland, Greenland, the boreal mountains of Scandinavia, the Urals. These form dwarf facies of the woods and thickets of unit T1C14.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S254 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.34 | Oroboreal Betula scrub | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.34 | Oroboreal Betula scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.34 | Oroboreal Betula scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.34 | Oroboreal Betula scrub | same |