Icelandic lava flow moss heaths

English name: Icelandic lava flow moss heaths

Description (English)

Lava flows and lava fields of Iceland covered by continuous carpets of Racomitrium lanuginosum (c.f. unit E4.21), forming thick mantles that cover very large surfaces over all parts of the relief, engulfing asperities, bridging gaps, draping protruding rocks with large cushions, or else, in less evolved complexes, forming preferentially in the depressions and concavities where some organic matter accumulates. These moss heaths constitute a particularly original landscape of Iceland.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E4.24

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Mosses & Liverworts Racomitrium lanuginosum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Racomitrium lanuginosum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 66.312 Icelandic lava flow moss heaths source
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.3. Sparsely vegetated areas n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.24 Icelandic lava flow moss heaths same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.24 Icelandic lava flow moss heaths same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E4.24 Icelandic lava flow moss heaths same
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