Boreal herb-rich calcicline snowbed communities
Common name:
Boreal herb-rich calcicline snowbed communities
Habitat code:
E4.126
Description:
Herb-rich and often mosaic patterned snow-patch or near snow-patch communities of alpine levels of boreal and arctic Scandinavia, of the lower alpine belt of Iceland, of the Scottish Highlands and of the English Lake District, with many moss species and few lichens, occurring on calcareous, nutrient-rich, humid substrates. Characteristic species include [Ranunculus acris], [Poa alpina], [Poa arctica], [Saxifraga oppositifolia], [Silene acaulis], [Oxyria digyna], [Potentilla crantzii], [Cerastium alpinum], [Polygonum viviparum] ([Bistorta vivipara]), [Saussurea alpina], [Primula stricta], [Viola biflora], [Carex norvegica], [Minuartia biflora], [Thalictrum alpinum].
Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
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Saussurea alpina (L.) DC. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Minuartia biflora (L.) Schinz & Thell. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Cerastium alpinum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Thalictrum alpinum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Ranunculus acris Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Polygonum viviparum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Primula stricta Hornem. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Potentilla crantzii (Crantz) Beck ex Fritsch | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Saxifraga oppositifolia L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Poa alpina L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Poa arctica R.Br. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |