Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths
Common name:
Hiberno-Scotian dwarf mountain heaths
Habitat code:
F2.251
Description:
Prostrate alpine and high-montane [Calluna vulgaris] or [Vaccinium myrtillus] heaths of windswept summits and ridges, with little snow cover, of the Highlands, the Inner Hebrides and, very locally, of the uplands of Ireland, England and Wales, with [Loiseleuria procumbens], [Empetrum hermaphroditum], [Arctostaphylos alpinus].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum (Hagerup) Böcher | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Vaccinium myrtillus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Arctostaphylos alpinus (L.) Spreng. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Calluna vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1753) Hull, 1808 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |