Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths
English name:
Boreo-Atlantic bell heather heaths
Description (English)
Low, open heaths of northern hyper-Atlantic Europe, north of the range of gorses, dominated by Calluna vulgaris and Erica cinerea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F4.25 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F4.2) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | European dry heaths | 4030 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Erica cinerea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica cinerea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.1.2 | Bell Heather type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H12 | Calluna vulgaris-Vaccinium myrtillus heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | OV34 | Allium schoenoprasum-Plantago maritima community | not defined |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H7 | Calluna vulgaris-Scilla verna heath | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | H10 | Calluna vulgaris-Erica cinerea heath | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.25 | Boreo-Atlantic Erica cinerea heaths | same |
