Oro-Scandian crowberry-lichen birch forests
Description (English)
Low (2-3 m) Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii woods of the subalpine belt of northern, western and inner mountains of Fennoscandia with a lichen-rich ericoid-dominated undergrowth formed by Empetrum hermaphroditum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Phyllodoce caerulea, accompanied by junipers (Juniperus nana), dwarf birch (Betula nana), willows (Salix spp.).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1-C1421 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Juniperus nana
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Phyllodoce caerulea
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juniperus nana | Conifers | |
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Phyllodoce caerulea | 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) | G1.91721 | Oro-Scandian crowberry-lichen birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.91721 | Oro-Scandian crowberry-lichen birch woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.91721 | Oro-Scandian crowberry-lichen birch woods | same |
