Alpide high mountain dwarf Vaccinium heaths
Description (English)
Vaccinium-dominated dwarf heaths of the subalpine belt of southern mountains, in particular, of the northern and central Apennines, the Balkan Range, the Hellenides, the Pontic Range and the Caucasus, with Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum s.l., Vaccinium vitis-idaea and, locally, Empetrum nigrum. They are richer in grassland species than the communities of unit F2.24 and often take the appearance of alpine grassland with dward shrubs. Vaccinium myrtillus also plays a much more dominant role, in lieu of Vaccinium uliginosum and Empetrum hermaphroditum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F2.2A |
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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 |
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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
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Empetrum nigrum | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.4A | Alpide high mountain dwarf bilberry heaths | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf Vaccinium heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf Vaccinium heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf Vaccinium heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf Vaccinium heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf Vaccinium heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf bilberry heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.4A | Alpide high mountain dwarf bilberry heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.4A | Alpide high mountain dwarf bilberry heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.4A | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.4A | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.4A | same |