Vaccinium shrub hummocks
Description (English)
Shrub hummocks of Atlantic and sub-Atlantic lowland or low montane boreal Europe, of the European Hercynian ranges, the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, and their periphery, dominated by ericoid shrubs of genus Vaccinium, mostly Vaccinium uliginosum, also Vaccinium vitis-idaea or Vaccinium myrtillus, locally, in particular, in Scandinavia and the Alps, associated with Betula nana.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q111134 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D1.11134 | Vaccinium shrub hummocks | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.11134 | Vaccinium shrub hummocks | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.11134 | Vaccinium shrub hummocks | same |
