Habitats
Forests and other wooded land
Coniferous forests
Pinus and Larix mire forest
Overview
Nomenclature
Species
Distribution
Alliances
Pictures
Diagnostic taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Betula ,
Betula nana ,
Betula pubescens ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex globularis ,
Carex pauciflora ,
Chamaedaphne calyculata ,
Drosera ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Empetrum nigrum aggr. ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Picea abies ,
Pinus mugo subsp. rotundata ,
Pinus sylvestris ,
Rhododendron tomentosum ,
Rubus chamaemorus ,
Vaccinium microcarpum ,
Vaccinium myrtillus ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium uliginosum ,
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Dicranum ,
Dicranum undulatum ,
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Polytrichum commune ,
Polytrichum strictum ,
Sphagnum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum fuscum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum russowii
Constant taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Avenella flexuosa ,
Betula ,
Betula nana ,
Betula pendula ,
Betula pubescens ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex globularis ,
Carex pauciflora ,
Chamaedaphne calyculata ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Empetrum nigrum aggr. ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Frangula alnus ,
Melampyrum pratense ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Picea abies ,
Pinus mugo subsp. mugo ,
Pinus sylvestris ,
Rhododendron tomentosum ,
Rubus chamaemorus ,
Vaccinium microcarpum ,
Vaccinium myrtillus ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium uliginosum ,
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Dicranum ,
Dicranum polysetum ,
Dicranum scoparium ,
Hylocomium splendens ,
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Polytrichum commune ,
Polytrichum strictum ,
Sphagnum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum fuscum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum russowii
Lichens:
Cladonia ,
Cladonia arbuscula aggr. ,
Cladonia rangiferina
Dominant taxa
Calluna vulgaris ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Pinus mugo subsp. mugo ,
Pinus sylvestris ,
Rhododendron tomentosum ,
Vaccinium myrtillus ,
Vaccinium uliginosum
Bryophytes:
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Sphagnum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum fuscum ,
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.