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 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Abies alba
Conifers
Picea abies
Ferns
Blechnum spicant
Ferns
Dryopteris dilatata
Flowering Plants
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
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.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 |
