Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch forests
Description (English)
Medium-tall (4-7 m) Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii woods of sandy moraine podsols of the subalpine belt of the mountains of Fennoscandia, with a moss-rich grass and heath undergrowth formed by Vaccinium myrtillus, Empetrum hermaphroditum and Deschampsia flexuosa, accompanied by Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi; their cortège includes Betula nana, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Linnaea borealis, Pedicularis lapponica, Solidago virgaurea, Trientalis europaea, and sparse taller shrubs, in particular, of Juniperus communis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T1-C1422 |
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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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Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Dicranum fuscescens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Dicranum scoparium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Juniperus communis | Conifers | |
Linnaea borealis | Flowering Plants | |
Pedicularis lapponica | Flowering Plants | |
Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Solidago virgaurea | Flowering Plants | |
Trientalis europaea | 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) | G1.91722 | Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.91722 | Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.91722 | Oro-Scandian bilberry-hairgrass birch woods | same |