Montane river gravel low brush
Description (English)
Communities of low shrubby pioneers invading the herbaceous formations of units C3.551 and C3.552 on gravel deposits rich in fine silt of montane and northern boreal streams with an alpine, summer-high, flow regime. Myricaria germanica, Chamaerion dodonai and Salix spp. are characteristic. Vegetation may include the alliances Salicion incanae and Salicion eleagno-daphnoidis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S913 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Myricaria germanica
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Myricaria germanica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F9.13 | Montane river gravel low brush | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.13 | Montane river gravel low brush | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.13 | Montane river gravel low brush | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F9.13 | Montane river gravel low brush | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F9.13 | Montane river gravel low brush | same |
