Sub-boreal Vaccinium heaths
Description (English)
Vaccinium-dominated, Vaccinium-rich and Empetrum-rich heaths of boreomontane affinities characteristic of northern and western uplands of Britain and of western and southern Scandinavia, with extensions in the Germano-Baltic plain, particularly in Jutland, Poland, southern Finland and the Baltic States. Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Vaccinium uliginosum, Empetrum nigrum, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens are strongly represented among the associates of Calluna vulgaris.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F4.212 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F4.2) |
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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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Flowering Plants | |
Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Empetrum nigrum | Flowering Plants | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.212 | Subboreal Vaccinium heaths | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.212 | Sub-boreal Vaccinium heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.212 | Subboreal Vaccinium heaths | same |