Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga
Description (English)
Forests of Picea abies, Picea obovata, or of Picea spp. and Pinus sylvestris, accompanied by deciduous trees (Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides, Ulmus laevis, Populus tremula), of boreonemoral Fennoscandia, boreonemoral Russia west of the Ural piedmont, Belarus, the Baltic States, northeastern Poland, with an understorey dominated by Vaccinium myrtillus. Picea abies is the main tree dominant west of the Oka and Vetluga rivers, Picea obovata east of them.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3-F14 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Acer platanoides
Conifers
Picea abies
Conifers
Picea obovata
Conifers
Pinus sylvestris
Flowering Plants
Populus tremula
Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea
Flowering Plants
Quercus robur
Flowering Plants
Tilia cordata
Flowering Plants
Ulmus laevis
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Acer platanoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Picea obovata | Conifers | |
| Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
| Populus tremula | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
| Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants | |
| Ulmus laevis | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | 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) | G3.A14 | Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.A14 | Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.A14 | Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga | same |
