Orogenous riverine brush
Common name:
Orogenous riverine brush
Habitat code:
F9.11
Description:
Riverside brush of fast, pebbly, summer-high rivers originating in the Alps or other major mountain ranges with similar climate cycle, with [Salix] spp., [Caltha palustris ssp. laeta], [Carduus personata], [Myricaria germanica] and [Hippophae rhamnoides]. Vegetation of the alliance [Salicion eleagno-daphnoidis] prevails mostly in narrow valleys with powerful erosion-accumulating activity.
References:
ILE SAS, 2005
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Carduus personata (L.) Jacq. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Hippophae rhamnoides L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| EU Habitats Directive Annex I | Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica | 3230 |
| Bern Convention 1996 | Riparian willow formations | 44.1 |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F9.112 | Pre-Alpine willow and sea-buckthorn brush | Pre-Alpine willow and sea-buckthorn brush |
| F9.113 | Boreo-alpine willow-tamarisk scrub | Boreo-alpine willow-tamarisk scrub |
| F9.111 | Pre-Alpine willow-tamarisk brush | Pre-Alpine willow-tamarisk brush |