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S22 Alpine and subalpine ericoid heath

Diagnostic taxa

Campanula alpina, Campanula scheuchzeri, Carex curvula, Carex sempervirens, Dryas octopetala, Festuca airoides, Helictochloa versicolor, Hieracium alpinum aggr., Homogyne alpina, Juncus trifidus, Loiseleuria procumbens, Oreochloa disticha, Phyteuma hemisphaericum, Potentilla aurea, Primula minima, Pulsatilla alpina, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Rhododendron myrtifolium, Scorzoneroides helvetica, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum

Lichens: Cetraria islandica

Constant taxa

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

Bryophytes: Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens

Lichens: Cetraria islandica

Dominant taxa

Calluna vulgaris, Dryas octopetala, Loiseleuria procumbens, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum

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.