Meso-acidophilous birch swamp woods
Description (English)
Sphagnum-rich Betula pubescens or Betula carpatica woods of the boreal and nemoral western Palaearctic in which the presence of species characteristic of subhumid mineral soils indicate a transition towards acidophilous birch and oak woods; Salix cinerea, Alnus glutinosa, Lysimachia vulgaris, Luzula sylvatica, Oxalis acetosella, Deschampsia flexuosa may be prominent, next to Molinia caerulea. Conifers, mostly Picea abies, may participate in the canopy of boreal and sub-boreal communities.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.513 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.51) |
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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Picea abies | Conifers | |
Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Lysimachia vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Oxalis acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
Salix cinerea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 44.A13 | Meso-acidophilous birch swamp woods | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.513 | Meso-acidophilous birch swamp woods | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.513 | Meso-acidophilous birch swamp woods | same |