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 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex bigelowii
Flowering Plants
Cornus suecica
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Mosses & Liverworts
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Flowering Plants
Rubus chamaemorus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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) | F2.252 | 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 |
