Alpigenic high mountain [Dryas] mats

Common name:
Alpigenic high mountain [Dryas] mats
Habitat code:
F2.291
Description:

Mats of [Dryas octopetala] of the high levels of the mountains of the western Alpine system, the Jura and the Central Massif, in calcicolous alpine grasslands and on high mountain rocks.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Dryas octopetala Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
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