Britannic chionophilous boreo-montane heaths
Description (English)
Low- to very low-growing low alpine and subalpine Vaccinium myrtillus heaths of the Highlands of Scotland, Skye, and, locally, the Southern Uplands and northern England, characteristic of somewhat more protected stations with longer snow cover than those of unit F2.251, with Empetrum hermaphroditum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Rubus chamaemorus, Cornus suecica, Carex bigelowii, Racomitrium lanuginosum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S2-242 |
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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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Carex bigelowii | Flowering Plants | |
Cornus suecica | Flowering Plants | |
Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Racomitrium lanuginosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F2.252 | Britannic chionophilous boreo-montane heaths | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.252 | Britannic chionophilous boreo-montane heaths | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.252 | Britannic chionophilous boreo-montane heaths | same |