Larix taiga forest
Description (English)
Deciduous coniferous forest of Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) which extends west from its extensive realm in European Russia as small stands with an open, low-stature canopy on patches of moist, nutrient-poor sandy soils among spruce and pine taiga in the Boreal zone.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3-H |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Stellaria bungeana
Conifers
Larix sibirica
Flowering Plants
Valeriana wolgensis
Flowering Plants
Hieracium pseuderectum
Fungi
Cladonia digitata
Flowering Plants
Cicerbita uralensis
Flowering Plants
Cacalia hastata
Fungi
Hypogymnia tubulosa
Fungi
Pseudevernia furfuracea
Mosses & Liverworts
Brachythecium reflexum
Fungi
Evernia mesomorpha
Conifers
Abies sibirica
Mosses & Liverworts
Orthodicranum montanum
Fungi
Parmelia sulcata
Flowering Plants
Aconogonon alpinum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sanionia uncinata
Flowering Plants
Veratrum lobelianum
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Stellaria bungeana | Flowering Plants | |
| Larix sibirica | Conifers | |
| Valeriana wolgensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium pseuderectum | Flowering Plants | |
| Cladonia digitata | Fungi | |
| Cicerbita uralensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cacalia hastata | Flowering Plants | |
| Hypogymnia tubulosa | Fungi | |
| Pseudevernia furfuracea | Fungi | |
| Brachythecium reflexum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Evernia mesomorpha | Fungi | |
| Abies sibirica | Conifers | |
| Orthodicranum montanum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Parmelia sulcata | Fungi | |
| Aconogonon alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Sanionia uncinata | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Veratrum lobelianum | Flowering Plants |
Fungi
Pseudevernia furfuracea
Fungi
Parmelia sulcata
Fungi
Hypogymnia tubulosa
Flowering Plants
Veratrum lobelianum
Flowering Plants
Valeriana wolgensis
Flowering Plants
Stellaria holostea
Flowering Plants
Stellaria bungeana
Mosses & Liverworts
Sanionia uncinata
Flowering Plants
Rubus saxatilis
Flowering Plants
Rubus idaeus
Flowering Plants
Paris quadrifolia
Flowering Plants
Oxalis acetosella
Mosses & Liverworts
Orthodicranum montanum
Flowering Plants
Myosotis sylvatica
Flowering Plants
Milium effusum
Flowering Plants
Lathyrus vernus
Conifers
Larix sibirica
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudevernia furfuracea | Fungi | |
| Parmelia sulcata | Fungi | |
| Hypogymnia tubulosa | Fungi | |
| Veratrum lobelianum | Flowering Plants | |
| Valeriana wolgensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Stellaria holostea | Flowering Plants | |
| Stellaria bungeana | Flowering Plants | |
| Sanionia uncinata | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Rubus saxatilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus idaeus | Flowering Plants | |
| Paris quadrifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Oxalis acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
| Orthodicranum montanum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Myosotis sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
| Milium effusum | Flowering Plants | |
| Lathyrus vernus | Flowering Plants | |
| Larix sibirica | Conifers |
Conifers
Larix sibirica
Flowering Plants
Oxalis acetosella
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Larix sibirica | Conifers | |
| Oxalis acetosella | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.C | Larix taiga woodland | same | new description |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.C | Larix taiga woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.C | Larix taiga woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.C | Larix taiga woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.C | Larix taiga woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.C | Larix taiga woodland | same |
