Suboceanic bilberry western spruce taiga

English name: Suboceanic bilberry western spruce taiga

Description (English)

Bilberry spruce and spruce-pine forests of western Norway, with a species cortège enriched in oceanic or suboceanic elements, in particular, Betula pubescens, Cornus suecica, Plagiothecium undulatum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.A12
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.A)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Betula pubescens
Flowering Plants Cornus suecica
Mosses & Liverworts Plagiothecium undulatum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Betula pubescens Flowering Plants
Cornus suecica Flowering Plants
Plagiothecium undulatum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.C12 Suboceanic bilberry western spruce taiga source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.A12 Suboceanic bilberry western spruce taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.A12 Suboceanic bilberry western spruce taiga same
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