Subalpine Black Forest spruce forests

English name: Subalpine Black Forest spruce forests

Description (English)

Picea abies forests of the Black Forest, characteristic of the subalpine level and of edaphic enclaves and cold stations, rich in Bazzania trilobata, with Vaccinium myrtillus, Listera cordata, Lycopodium annotinum.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.1F2
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.1F)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea abies
Ferns Lycopodium annotinum
Flowering Plants Listera cordata
Flowering Plants Vaccinium myrtillus
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Picea abies Conifers
Lycopodium annotinum Ferns
Listera cordata Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.252 Subalpine Black Forest spruce forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.1F2 Subalpine Black Forest spruce forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.1F2 Subalpine Black Forest spruce forests same
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