Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths
Description (English)
Prostrate alpine and high-montane Calluna vulgaris or Vaccinium myrtillus heaths of windswept summits and ridges, with little snow cover, of the Highlands, the Inner Hebrides and, very locally, of the uplands of Ireland, England and Wales, with Loiseleuria procumbens, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Arctostaphylos alpinus.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S2-241 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Loiseleuria procumbens
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arctostaphylos alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Loiseleuria procumbens | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Not available
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.251 | Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.251 | Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.251 | Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths | same |
