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Concept: [Philonotis]-[Saxifraga stellaris] springs in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/D2.2C12
Preferred label [Philonotis]-[Saxifraga stellaris] springs
Definition Bryophyte dominated spring communities of alpine, subalpine, boreoalpine, arctoalpine, and sometimes upland, well-lit, lime-poor cold waters of the northern Palaearctic mountains and hills, of the Alpine system and of the great Hercynian ranges, mostly dominated by [Philonotis seriata], [Bryum schleicheri] or, in the north and west, [Philonotis fontana], with a vascular species cortège marked by arcto-alpine species, among which [Saxifraga stellaris] is usually prominent. Somewhat intermediate between the communities of unit 54.1111 and those of units 54.1113 and 54.1114, they extend to relatively low upland regions in northern Europe, in the British isles, and, as glacial relicts, in the Hercynian ranges and their periphery.
Notation D2.2C12
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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