Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch forests
Description (English)
Woods and thickets of Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii of Iceland and western Norway with an ericoid-dominated undergrowth, formed mainly by Empetrum hermaphroditum, dominant in Iceland, and Vaccinium uliginosum, dominant in Norway, accompanied by Calluna vulgaris, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Betula nana, Deschampsia flexuosa, mosses and, in Iceland, Juncus trifidus, Kobresia myosuroides.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1-C1411 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
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Calluna vulgaris
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Deschampsia flexuosa
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Empetrum hermaphroditum
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Juncus trifidus
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Kobresia myosuroides
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Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus trifidus | Flowering Plants | |
| Kobresia myosuroides | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | 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) | G1.91711 | Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.91711 | Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.91711 | Boreo-Atlantic crowberry-bog bilberry birch woods | same |
