Boreal Picea swamp forests
Description (English)
Woods of wet mineral or parapeaty soils of the western Palaearctic taiga zone dominated by Picea abies or Picea obovata, with an understorey formed by tall or short herbs, ferns, horsetails and gramineous species, sometimes associated with ericoid shrubs.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3-K2 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Picea abies
Conifers
Picea obovata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Picea obovata | Conifers |
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.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.A44 | Boreal spruce swamp woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.A44 | Boreal spruce swamp woods | same |
