Evergreen alpine and subalpine heath and scrub
Common name:
Evergreen alpine and subalpine heath and scrub
Habitat code:
F2.2
Description:
Small, dwarf or prostrate shrub formations of the alpine and subalpine zones of mountains, dominated by ericaceous species, [Dryas octopetala], dwarf junipers, brooms or greenweeds; [Dryas] heaths of the British Isles.
References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Artemisia eriantha Ten., 1831 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Arnica montana L. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Arenaria ciliata ssp. ciliata L. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Gypsophila papillosa Porta, 1905 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl, 1833 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Genista holopetala (Fleischm. ex W.D.J.Koch) Bald. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Gentiana lutea Linnaeus, 1753 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Dracocephalum austriacum Linnaeus, 1753 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Primula glaucescens Moretti | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Dryas octopetala Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Viola rupestris ssp. relicta Jalas | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Cypripedium calceolus Linnaeus, 1753 | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| EU Habitats Directive Annex I | Alpine and Boreal heaths | 4060 |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F2.26 | Heaths of spike heath ([Bruckenthalia]) | [Bruckenthalia] heaths |
| F2.27 | Alpide bearberry ([Arctostaphylos]) heaths | Alpide [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi] and [Arctostaphylos alpinus] heaths |
| F2.29 | Mountain avens mats | [Dryas octopetala] mats |
| F2.2A | Alpide high mountain dwarf bilberry heaths | Alpide high mountain dwarf [Vaccinium] heaths |
| F2.2B | Alpide high mountain greenweed heaths | Alpide high mountain [Genista] and [Chamaecytisus] heaths |
| F2.21 | Alpide dwarf ericoid wind heaths | Alpide dwarf ericoid wind heaths |
| F2.22 | Alpide acidocline alpenrose heaths | Alpide acidocline [Rhododendron] heaths |
| F2.23 | Southern Palaearctic mountain dwarf juniper scrub | Southern Palaearctic mountain dwarf [Juniperus] scrub |
| F2.24 | Alpigenic high mountain crowberry - heather heaths | Alpigenic high mountain [Empetrum - Vaccinium] heaths |
| F2.25 | Boreo-alpine and arctic heaths | Boreo-alpine and arctic heaths |