Boreal riverine willow scrub
Description (English)
Willow thickets of the boreal and boreonemoral regions of Fennoscandia, the Baltic States, Belarus, Russia, northern China, Korea and Japan, dominated, in particular, by Salix triandra, Salix daphnoides, Salix viminalis, Salix pentandra, Salix cinerea, Salix phylicifolia, Salix glauca, Salix myrsinifolia, colonizing sands, gravels or silts of the banks of torrents, larger rivers, lakes and reservoirs at low or middle altitudes.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S9129 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Salix cinerea
Flowering Plants
Salix daphnoides
Flowering Plants
Salix myrsinifolia
Flowering Plants
Salix pentandra
Flowering Plants
Salix phylicifolia
Flowering Plants
Salix triandra
Flowering Plants
Salix viminalis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salix cinerea | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix daphnoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix myrsinifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix pentandra | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix phylicifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix triandra | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix viminalis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F9.129 | Boreal riverine willow scrub | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.129 | Boreal riverine willow scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.129 | Boreal riverine willow scrub | same |
