Northern Calluna - Genista heaths
Description (English)
Heaths of the northern Germano-Baltic plain and neighbouring regions, in Denmark, southern Sweden, Germany, northern Poland and the Netherlands north of the Rhine, dominated by Calluna vulgaris, with Genista pilosa and, in the west, Genista anglica, and with a species cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S4221 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Genista anglica
Flowering Plants
Genista pilosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista anglica | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista pilosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F4.221 | Northern Calluna-Genista heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.221 | Northern Calluna-Genista heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.221 | Northern Calluna-Genista heaths | same |
