Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub
Description (English)
Main range Pinus mugo scrub of well-drained, mostly calcareous, soils of the northern and southeastern outer Alps, usually with Rhododendron hirsutum, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Arctostaphylos alpinus, Sorbus chamaemespilus, Lonicera caerulea, Lonicera alpigena, Calamagrostis varia, sometimes with Erica herbacea or Rhodothamnus chamaecistus and, in acidophilous variants, known in particular from the Karawanken, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Empetrum hermaphroditum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S2-62 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
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Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
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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Pinus mugo | Conifers | |
Arctostaphylos alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Flowering Plants | |
Calamagrostis varia | Flowering Plants | |
Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Erica herbacea | Flowering Plants | |
Lonicera alpigena | Flowering Plants | |
Lonicera caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Rhododendron ferrugineum | Flowering Plants | |
Rhododendron hirsutum | Flowering Plants | |
Rhodothamnus chamaecistus | Flowering Plants | |
Sorbus chamaemespilus | 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) | F2.42 | Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.42 | Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.42 | Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.42 | Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.42 | Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F1.22 | Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.22 | Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.52 | Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.52 | Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.52 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.52 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.52 | same |