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Concept: Oro-Scandian tall-herb birch woods in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/G1.91726
Preferred label Oro-Scandian tall-herb birch woods
Definition Tall (up to 12 m) woods of the subalpine belt of Fennoscandian mountains dominated by [Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii], with [Salix] spp., [Sorbus aucuparia], [Prunus padus] and an undergrowth dominated by tall herbs, comprising, together with abundant [Geranium sylvaticum], [Trollius europaeus], [Rubus saxatilis], [Aconitum septentrionale] ([Aconitum lycoctonum]), [Cirsium helenioides], [Cicerbita alpina], [Epilobium angustifolium], [Ranunculus platanifolius]. The well-developed taller shrub understorey is dominated by [Juniperus communis], accompanied by [Salix] spp.; dwarf shrubs are often absent and the moss and lichen layer is very poorly developed; ferns are common. The species cortège includes [Alchemilla] spp., [Astragalus alpinus], [Myosotis decumbens], [Paris quadrifolia], [Silene dioica], [Solidago virgaurea], [Stellaria nemorum], [Valeriana sambucifolia], [Vicia biflora], [Milium effusum], [Deschampsia flexuosa], [Calamagrostis purpurea], [Anthoxanthum odoratum], [Carex vaginata]. These woods occupy well-drained, mull-rich soils.
Notation G1.91726
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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