Alpide dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths
Description (English)
Very low, single-stratum, carpets of prostrate Vaccinium spp. and lichens, of windswept, mostly snowfree, localities in the alpine belt of the high mountains of the Alpine system, for the most part Vaccinium-dominated facies of the trailing azalea communities, in which Loiseleuria procumbens often accompanies Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea or Vaccinium uliginosum, the latter represented, as in F2.211, F2.24 and F2.2A, by the distinctive low, small-leaved, creeping, mat-forming entity variously referred to as Vaccinium gaultherioides, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum, Vaccinium alpina, Vaccinium pubescens, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pubescens.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F2.212 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F2.2) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Loiseleuria procumbens
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium gaultherioides
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Loiseleuria procumbens | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium gaultherioides | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.412 | Alpide dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.212 | Alpide dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.212 | Alpide dwarf Vaccinium wind heaths | same |
