| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/H3.6 |
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| Preferred label | Weathered rock and outcrop habitats |
| Definition | Rocks and outcrops colonized by pioneer communities, especially of [Crassulaceae]. The substrates are mostly siliceous, occurring in the alpine or montane levels of higher mountains of the nemoral zone. The communities are dominated by succulent [Sempervivum arachnoideum ssp. arachnoideum], [Sempervivum arachnoideum ssp. tomentosum], [Sempervivum montanum ssp. montanum], [Sempervivum montanum ssp. stiriacum], [Sempervivum wulfenii], [Jovibarba arenaria], [Sedum montanum], [Sedum anglicum ssp. pyrenaicum], [Sedum sexangulare], [Sedum album], [Sedum annuum], [Saxifraga aspera], accompanied by [Silene rupestris], [Scleranthus polycarpos], [Veronica fruticans], [Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus], [Viola tricolor ssp. saxatilis], by small crucifers, lichens and mosses. |
| Notation | H3.6 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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