42.4241 - Speedwell mountain pine forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Pinus uncinata forests of siliceous Pyrenean adrets, on schists, granites or gneises, with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Juniperus nana, Juniperus hemisphaerica, Calluna vulgaris, Genista pilosa, Cytisus purgans, Cotoneaster integerrimus and a predominantly acidophilous herb layer comprising Deschampsia flexuosa, Cruciata glabra, Festuca eskia, Veronica officinalis, Silene rupestris, Potentilla erecta, Antennaria dioica.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Veronico-Pinetum pinetosum uncinatae

Bibliographie

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)