Habitats
Forests and other wooded land
Coniferous forests
Picea mire forest
Overview
Nomenclature
Species
Distribution
Alliances
Pictures
Diagnostic taxa
Betula ,
Betula pubescens ,
Calamagrostis villosa ,
Carex globularis ,
Dryopteris carthusiana aggr. ,
Equisetum sylvaticum ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Lycopodium annotinum ,
Maianthemum bifolium ,
Neottia cordata ,
Picea abies ,
Rubus chamaemorus ,
Sorbus aucuparia ,
Trientalis europaea ,
Vaccinium myrtillus ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Bazzania trilobata ,
Calypogeia azurea ,
Dicranodontium denudatum ,
Dicranum scoparium ,
Hylocomium splendens ,
Lepidozia reptans ,
Plagiothecium undulatum ,
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Polytrichum commune ,
Sphagnum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum girgensohnii ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum russowii
Constant taxa
Avenella flexuosa ,
Betula ,
Betula pubescens ,
Calamagrostis villosa ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex canescens ,
Carex echinata ,
Carex globularis ,
Carex nigra ,
Deschampsia cespitosa aggr. ,
Dryopteris carthusiana aggr. ,
Empetrum nigrum aggr. ,
Equisetum sylvaticum ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Gymnocarpium dryopteris ,
Homogyne alpina ,
Juniperus communis subsp. communis ,
Linnaea borealis ,
Luzula pilosa ,
Lycopodium annotinum ,
Maianthemum bifolium ,
Melampyrum pratense ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Neottia cordata ,
Orthilia secunda ,
Oxalis acetosella ,
Picea abies ,
Pinus sylvestris ,
Potentilla erecta ,
Rubus chamaemorus ,
Solidago virgaurea ,
Sorbus aucuparia ,
Trientalis europaea ,
Vaccinium myrtillus ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium uliginosum ,
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Bazzania trilobata ,
Dicranum ,
Dicranum polysetum ,
Dicranum scoparium ,
Hylocomium splendens ,
Plagiothecium undulatum ,
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Polytrichum commune ,
Polytrichum formosum ,
Polytrichum strictum ,
Sphagnum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum girgensohnii ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum palustre aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum russowii
Dominant taxa
Calamagrostis villosa ,
Picea abies ,
Vaccinium myrtillus
Bryophytes:
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Polytrichum commune ,
Sphagnum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum girgensohnii ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr.
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 2025-10-03, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16895007 .
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.