42.25414 - Horsetail montane spruce forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Montane inner Alpine Picea abies or Picea abies-Abies alba forests of humid peaty-loamy soils characterized by a frequent admixture of deciduous trees, including Alnus incana, a strongly developed moss layer and a rich herb layer with many hygrophiles, in particular, Equisetum sylvaticum, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum pratense, Equisetum telmateia, Caltha palustris, Valeriana dioica, Veronica beccabunga, Cardamine amara.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Equiseto sylvatici-Abietetum

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)

Wallnöfer, 1993b: 324-325.