Cold limestone screes
Common name:
Cold limestone screes
Habitat code:
H2.2
Description:
Unstable, gravelly, humus-poor, highly calcareous screes of the subalpine, low alpine and middle alpine levels of boreal and arctic mountains. Characteristic plants are [Arenaria] and a number of endemic species or species of restricted range, including [Arenaria], [Artemisia], [Papaver].
References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Artemisia norvegica Fr. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Braya linearis Rouy | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Arenaria ciliata ssp. pseudofrigida Ostenf. & O.C.Dahl | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Arenaria ciliata ssp. ciliata L. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Arenaria humifusa Wahlenb. | Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000 |
| Arenaria norvegica Gunnerus | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |