Diagnostic taxa

Agrostis castellana, Agrostis vinealis, Blechnum spicant, Calluna vulgaris, Carex pilulifera, Centaurium scilloides, Daboecia azorica, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia foliosa, Erica scoparia, Festuca francoi, Hedychium gardnerianum, Holcus rigidus, Huperzia dentata, Huperzia suberecta, Hypericum foliosum, Juniperus brevifolia, Leontodon filii, Leontodon rigens, Limonium angustebracteatum, Luzula elegans, Lycopodiella cernua, Lysimachia azorica, Platanthera micrantha, Thymus caespititius, Tolpis azorica, Vaccinium cylindraceum

Constant taxa

Agrostis castellana, Agrostis vinealis, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Avenella flexuosa, Blechnum spicant, Calluna vulgaris, Carex pilulifera, Daboecia azorica, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia foliosa, Erica arborea, Erica scoparia, Erica tetralix, Festuca filiformis, Festuca francoi, Holcus rigidus, Huperzia dentata, Hypochaeris radicata, Leontodon filii, Lotus pedunculatus, Luzula elegans, Lycopodiella cernua, Lysimachia azorica, Molinia caerulea aggr., Potentilla erecta, Pteridium aquilinum, Rumex acetosella, Thymus caespititius, Tolpis azorica, Vaccinium cylindraceum

Dominant taxa

Calluna vulgaris, Daboecia azorica, Erica scoparia, Pteridium aquilinum, Thymus caespititius