Dryas octopetala mats
English name:
Mountain avens mats
Description (English)
Dwarf heaths formed by mats of the woody Dryas octopetala in high Palaearctic mountains, in arctic and boreal regions and in isolated Atlantic coastal outposts.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F2.29 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F2.2) |
| 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 | Alpine and Boreal heaths | 4060 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Dryas octopetala
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Dryas octopetala | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.49 | Mountain avens mats | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.1.3.1 | Bellard's Kobresia - Mountain Avens type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.2.4.2 | Moist Mountain Avens type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.1.3.2a | Mountain Avens type, the Icelandic variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.4.4 | Coastal Mountain Avens type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.1.3.2 | Mountain Avens type | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B31 | Calcareous grassland: unimproved | wider |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 7 | Calcareous grassland | wider |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | CG14 | Dryas octopetala-Silene acaulis ledge community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | CG13 | Dryas octopetala-Carex flacca heath | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.4.3 | Lande subalpine calcicole | wider |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 9321100 | Spolocentvá ostrice pevnej | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.29 | Dryas octopetala mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.29 | Dryas octopetala mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.29 | Dryas octopetala mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.29 | Dryas octopetala mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.29 | Dryas octopetala mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.29 | Mountain avens mats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.49 | Mountain avens mats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.49 | Mountain avens mats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.49 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.49 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.49 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.54 | same |
