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U61 Subarctic volcanic field

Diagnostic taxa

Alchemilla alpina, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Carex bigelowii, Equisetum pratense, Festuca vivipara, Galium normanii, Luzula, Salix herbacea, Salix lanata, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Silene uniflora, Thymus serpyllum

Constant taxa

Alchemilla alpina, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Avenella flexuosa, Betula pubescens, Bistorta vivipara, Carex bigelowii, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Equisetum pratense, Festuca rubra aggr., Festuca vivipara, Galium normanii, Luzula, Salix herbacea, Salix lanata, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Silene acaulis, Silene uniflora, Thymus serpyllum

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.