EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > S - Heathland, scrub and tundra > S2 - Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub > S26 - Subalpine Pinus mugo scrub > S263 - Southwestern Pinus mugo scrub

Southwestern Pinus mugo scrub

Description (English)

Very local Pinus mugo scrub of the southwestern Alps (Moyen-Valais, Haute-Roya, Ligurian Alps), with Juniperus nana, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Daphne striata, Erica herbacea, Carex firma and, in some stations, Rhododendron hirsutum; cold-block Pinus mugo formations of the Swiss Jura.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code S263
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Southwestern Pinus mugo scrub	F2.43	Same	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Juniperus nana

Conifers Pinus mugo

Flowering Plants Carex firma

Flowering Plants Daphne striata

Flowering Plants Erica herbacea

Flowering Plants Rhododendron hirsutum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Juniperus nana		Conifers
Pinus mugo		Conifers
Carex firma		Flowering Plants
Daphne striata		Flowering Plants
Erica herbacea		Flowering Plants
Rhododendron hirsutum		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	F2.43	Southwestern Pinus mugo scrub	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F2.43	Southwestern Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F2.43	South-western Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	F2.43	South-western Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	F2.43	South-western Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	F1.23	South-western Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	F1.23	South-western dwarf mountain pine scrub	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	31.53	South-western dwarf mountain pine scrub	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	31.53	South-western dwarf mountain pine scrub	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	31.53		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	31.53		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	31.53		same

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