Peri-Alpine peatmoss spruce forests
Description (English)
Montane and subalpine peaty soils Picea abies forests of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Jura, the great Hercynian ranges, and, very locally, the Dinarides, often dense, carpeted with sphagnum and mosses, accompanied occasionally by Abies alba, and with an understorey of Sorbus aucuparia, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Deschampsia flexuosa, Calamagrostis villosa, Blechnum spicant, Dryopteris dilatata, Maianthemum bifolium, Homogyne alpina and Listera cordata.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T3-K31 |
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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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Abies alba | Conifers | |
Picea abies | Conifers | |
Blechnum spicant | Ferns | |
Dryopteris dilatata | Ferns | |
Calamagrostis villosa | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Homogyne alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Listera cordata | Flowering Plants | |
Maianthemum bifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.E51 | Peri-Alpine peatmoss spruce woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.E51 | Peri-Alpine peatmoss spruce woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.E51 | Peri-Alpine peatmoss spruce woods | same |