Submontane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths
Description (English)
Submontane, or sometimes lowland or coastal, heaths rich in Vaccinium spp., usually with Calluna vulgaris, Nardus stricta, Luzula campestris and Genista spp., of the northern and western British Isles, of the North Atlantic islands, of Fennoscandia, of the Hercynian ranges and the lower levels of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantabrica. Secondary stands originating after deforestation of pine and oak acidophilous forests also belong to this unit.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S421 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Luzula campestris
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula campestris | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F4.21 | Submontane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.21 | Submontane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium - Calluna heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.21 | Sub-montane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.21 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.21 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.21 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.21 | same |
