Moss Caledonian forest

General Information Species

Common name:

Habitat code:

G3.413

Description:

[Pinus sylvestris var. scotica] forests with a closed canopy and an understorey formed mostly by mosses, in particular [Scapania gracilis], [Diplophyllum albicans], [Thuidium tamariscinum] and the hepatic [Anastrepta orcadensis].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Pinus sylvestris var. scotica (Willd.) Schott	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) Schimp.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising