Southern wet heaths
English name:
Southern wet heaths
Description (English)
Humid and meso-hygrophile heaths of gley-podsols and semi-peaty soils of the northwestern Iberian peninsula, Atlantic France, the Paris Basin and its periphery, extreme southern England, dominated by Erica tetralix or Erica ciliaris, with Erica scoparia, Erica ciliaris, Calluna vulgaris, Ulex minor, Ulex gallii or Genista anglica. They may, in particular, form transition belts between peaty heaths of unit F4.11 and dry heaths of unit F4.2.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F4.12 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F4.1) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix | 4020 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Erica ciliaris
Flowering Plants
Erica scoparia
Flowering Plants
Erica tetralix
Flowering Plants
Genista anglica
Flowering Plants
Ulex gallii
Flowering Plants
Ulex minor
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica ciliaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica scoparia | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica tetralix | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista anglica | Flowering Plants | |
| Ulex gallii | Flowering Plants | |
| Ulex minor | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.12 | Southern wet heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H4 | Ulex gallii-Agrostis curtisii heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H8 | Calluna vulgaris-Ulex gallii heath | overlap |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.12 | Southern wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.12 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.12 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.12 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.12 | same |
