S11 Shrub tundra

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Diagnostic taxa

Arctostaphylos alpinus, Betula nana, Calamagrostis lapponica, Carex bigelowii, Cassiope tetragona, Cornus suecica, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Loiseleuria procumbens, Luzula nivalis, Pedicularis lapponica, Rubus chamaemorus, Stellaria longipes, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes: Aulacomnium turgidum, Barbilophozia hatcheri, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Campylium bambergeri, Dicranum elongatum, Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum majus, Hylocomium splendens, Lophozia ventricosa, Lophozia wenzelii, Neoorthocaulis floerkei, Pleurozium schreberi, Pohlia nutans, Polytrichum hyperboreum, Polytrichum strictum, Ptilidium ciliare, Sanionia uncinata, Schljakovia kunzeana, Sphenolobus minutus
Lichens: Alectoria nigricans, Bryocaulon divergens, Cetraria cucullata, Cetraria ericetorum, Cetraria islandica, Cetraria nivalis, Cetrariella delisei, Cladonia amaurocraea, Cladonia arbuscula aggr., Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera aggr., Cladonia crispata, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia macroceras, Cladonia mitis, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia sulphurina, Cladonia uncialis, Icmadophila ericetorum, Lobaria linita, Nephroma arcticum, Nephroma expallidum, Ochrolechia androgyna, Ochrolechia frigida, Ochrolechia inaequatula, Peltigera aphthosa, Peltigera malacea, Peltigera polydactyla, Peltigera scabrosa, Pertusaria dactylina, Pertusaria geminipara, Psoroma hypnorum, Sphaerophorus globosus aggr., Stereocaulon alpinum, Stereocaulon paschale, Thamnolia vermicularis

Constant taxa

Andromeda polifolia, Arctostaphylos alpinus, Avenella flexuosa, Betula nana, Bistorta vivipara, Calamagrostis lapponica, Carex bigelowii, Cassiope tetragona, Cornus suecica, Dryas octopetala, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Festuca ovina, Pedicularis lapponica, Rhododendron tomentosum, Rubus chamaemorus, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes: Aulacomnium turgidum, Barbilophozia hatcheri, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Dicranum elongatum, Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Neoorthocaulis floerkei, Pleurozium schreberi, Pohlia nutans, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum hyperboreum, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum strictum, Ptilidium ciliare, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Sanionia uncinata, Sphenolobus minutus
Lichens: Alectoria nigricans, Bryocaulon divergens, Cetraria cucullata, Cetraria ericetorum, Cetraria islandica, Cetraria nivalis, Cetrariella delisei, Cladonia amaurocraea, Cladonia arbuscula aggr., Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera aggr., Cladonia crispata, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia macroceras, Cladonia mitis, Cladonia pyxidata aggr., Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia sulphurina, Cladonia uncialis, Nephroma arcticum, Ochrolechia androgyna, Ochrolechia frigida, Peltigera aphthosa, Peltigera scabrosa, Pertusaria geminipara, Psoroma hypnorum, Sphaerophorus globosus aggr., Stereocaulon alpinum, Stereocaulon paschale, Thamnolia vermicularis

Dominant taxa

Betula nana, Cassiope tetragona, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Vaccinium myrtillus
Bryophytes: Dicranum fuscescens, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilidium ciliare

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.

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