EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > T - Forest and other wooded land > T3 - Coniferous forest > T3-4 - Temperate subalpine Larix, Pinus cembra and Pinus uncinata forests > T3-47 - Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum

Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum

Description (English)

Pinus uncinata forests of the western outer Alps, the Jura and Pyrenean north facing slopes (ubacs), developed on siliceous or decalcified soils of the subalpine level with a predominately ericaceous undergrowh comprising Rhododendron ferrugineum (dominant), Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Calluna vulgaris, Homogyne alpina, Deschampsia flexuosa, Lycopodium annotinum.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code T3-47
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum	G3.31	Same	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus uncinata

Ferns Lycopodium annotinum

Flowering Plants Calluna vulgaris

Flowering Plants Deschampsia flexuosa

Flowering Plants Homogyne alpina

Flowering Plants Rhododendron ferrugineum

Flowering Plants Vaccinium myrtillus

Flowering Plants Vaccinium uliginosum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pinus uncinata		Conifers
Lycopodium annotinum		Ferns
Calluna vulgaris		Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa		Flowering Plants
Homogyne alpina		Flowering Plants
Rhododendron ferrugineum		Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus		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
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	G3.31	Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.31	Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.31	Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.31	Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.31	Pinus uncinata forests with Rhododendron ferrugineum	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.31	Rusty alpenrose Pinus uncinata forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G3.41	Rusty alpenrose mountain pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.41	Rusty alpenrose mountain pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	42.41	Rusty alpenrose mountain pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	42.41		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	42.41		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	42.41		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	42.41		same

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