36.1112 - Alpic acid dwarf willow snow-patch communities

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) snow-patches of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Dinarids, the Pelagonides, the Pirin and Rila mountains, occupying areas covered by snow for up to eight to ten months.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Salicetum herbaceae, Anthelio-Salicetum herbaceae

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)

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