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S22 Alpine and subalpine ericoid heath

Diagnostic taxa

Hieracium alpinum, Dryas octopetala, Helictochloa versicolor, Homogyne alpina, Loiseleuria procumbens, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Scorzoneroides helvetica, Vaccinium uliginosum

Constant taxa

Anthyllis vulneraria, Dryas octopetala, Geum montanum, Lotus corniculatus, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla aurea, Juniperus communis subsp. nana, Avenella flexuosa, Carex sempervirens, Festuca airoides, Helictochloa versicolor, Luzula luzuloides, Sesleria caerulea, Luzula campestris aggr., Juncus trifidus, Festuca rubra aggr., Nardus stricta, Bartsia alpina, Bistorta vivipara, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Agrostis rupestris, Calluna vulgaris, Homogyne alpina, Campanula scheuchzeri, Pulsatilla alpina, Scorzoneroides helvetica, Silene acaulis, Thymus praecox, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Antennaria dioica, Loiseleuria procumbens, Ligusticum mutellina, Phyteuma hemisphaericum, Solidago virgaurea, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Hieracium alpinum

Bryophytes: Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi

Lichens: Cetraria islandica, Cladonia rangiferina

Dominant taxa

Chytrý M., Tichý L., Hennekens S.M., Knollová I., Janssen J.A.M., Rodwell J.S. … Schaminée J.H.J. (2020) EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519

Version 2021-06-01, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4812736.

For the official presentation of the EUNIS Habitat Classification from the European Environment Agency, please see: EUNIS Terrestrial Habitat Classification 2021. The FloraVeg.EU presentation may show modifications and partial updates to the habitat classification.