North Atlantic Vaccinium - Empetrum - Racomitrium heaths
Description (English)
Low altitude heaths of boreomontane affinities developed under euoceanic climates along the coasts of low Arctic and northern temperate North Atlantic islands and of boreal and arctic Scandinavia, generally characterized by the prominence of Empetrum hermaphroditum, Vaccinium uliginosum or Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S4211 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F4.211 | North Atlantic Vaccinium-Empetrum-Racomitrium heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.211 | North Atlantic Vaccinium-Empetrum-Rhacomitrium heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.211 | North Atlantic Vaccinium-Empetrum-Rhacomitrium heaths | same |
