Accepted name

Erico-Pinion mugo Leibundgut 1948

EuroVegChecklist name (Mucina et al. 2016)

Erico-Pinion mugo Leibundgut 1948

Synonyms

• Erico-Mugion Passarge 1978 (orig.form) (2b)
• Mugeto-Ericion Leibundgut 1948 (orig.form) – mug02 According to the original diagnosis, the type association of the 'Mugeto-Ericion' is the 'Mugo-Ericetum Br.-Bl. 1939' (Erico-Pinetum mugo nom. invers.). Besides the type, the alliance comprises also the 'Mugo-Rhodoretum hirsuti Br.-Bl. 1939' (Rhododendro hirsuti-Pinetum mugo). Both associations are considered to be forests ('Erika-Bergföhrenwald, Alpenrosen-Bergföhrenwald' in German), although in their original diagnosis these associations include, as different subassociations, both wood formations with P. mugo var. arborea, and scrubland formations with P. mugo var. prostrata. In their present concept, these two associations are still considered mainly as forests (e.g. Ellenberg & Klötzli 1974). (J.-P. Theurillat).
• Pinion montanae mughi Aichinger 1933 p.p. (orig.form) (31)
• Rhododendro hirsuti-Pinion mugo Rivas-Mart. et al. 1991 (syntax.syn.) – mug03 The type association of the Rhododendro hirsuti-Pinion mugo Rivas-Mart. et al. 1991 is the Pino mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1939. This unit is a forest association ('Alpenrosen-Bergföhrenwald' in German), although in its original diagnosis the associations includes, as different subassociations, both woods with P. mugo var. arborea as well as shrublands with P. mugo var. prostrata (subass. cladonietosum). (J.-P. Theurillat).