Concept: Hiberno-Britannic dwarf shrub-[Eriophorum] upland bogs in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/D1.224
Preferred label Hiberno-Britannic dwarf shrub-[Eriophorum] upland bogs
Definition Dwarf shrub-rich facies of Hiberno-Britannic upland cottongrass-ling blanket bogs, most characteristic of the eastern Scottish Highlands, with an abundance of [Empetrum hermaphroditum], [Empetrum nigrum], [Betula nana], [Vaccinium uliginosum], [Vaccinium myrtillus], [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi], [Arctostaphylos alpinus] and [Sphagnum fuscum], with particularly close affinities to the boreoalpine hummocks of unit 51.17.
Notation D1.224
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader
Has exact match