31.481 - Hairy alpenrose heaths

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Forest substitution heaths, treeline fringe formations and alpine heaths or mats dominated by Rhododendron hirsutum, of calcareous soils in the Alps and the Dinarides. Rhododendron intermedium, Rhodothamnus chamaecistus and Erica herbacea may participate in the constitution of the heath, often accompanied by Clematis alpina and Daphne mezereum.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Rhododendretum hirsuti p. (Erico-Rhododendretum hirsuti p., Rhododendro hirsuti-Pinetum mugi p., Rhododendro hirsuti-Mugetum p., Erico-Pinetum mugi p., Rhodothamno-Rhododendretum p., Mugo-Rhodoretum hirsuti p.)

Bibliography

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Ellenberg, 1963, 1988; Horvat & al., 1974: 587-589; Gruber, 1978; Gimingham & al., 1979; Oberdorfer, 1990, 1992b; Pott, 1992; Grabherr & al., 1993; Seliskar, 1998: 16.