Alpine siliceous screes
Description (English)
Siliceous, cool, damp screes of the subalpine and alpine levels of Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees and Corsica with Androsace alpina, Achillea nana, Oxyria digyna, Geum reptans, Saxifraga bryoides, Ranunculus glacialis, Linaria alpina, Oreochloa disticha, Silene acaulis. Vegetation of alliance Androsacion alpinae.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code U221 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Achillea nana | Flowering Plants | |
Androsace alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Geum reptans | Flowering Plants | |
Linaria alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Oreochloa disticha | Flowering Plants | |
Oxyria digyna | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus glacialis | Flowering Plants | |
Saxifraga bryoides | Flowering Plants | |
Silene acaulis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H2.31 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 61.11 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 61.11 | Alpine siliceous screes | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 61.11 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 61.11 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 61.11 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 61.11 | same |