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R5-6 - Lisières et prairies humides ou mouilleuses montagnardes à subalpines à grandes herbacées et à fougères

Montane to subalpine moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringe
R5-5 - Lisières et prairies humides ou mouilleuses de basse altitude à grandes herbacées et à fougères
R5-7 - Végétations des clairières forestières herbacées

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Tall forb and fern vegetation of moist, fertile soils in relatively cool and humid conditions through high levels of the mountain ranges of Europe, having its optimum in the subalpine zone but also occurring in the Arctic lowlands of Scandinavia. Typically found as strips along streams and on the edges of forests, in the shelter of large rocks, on mountain ledges and under scrub, sometimes also fringing snowbeds where it benefits from protection from winter frosts. The vegetation is often very rich in species and hosts many local and regional endemics, as well as widespread montane plants. Vulnerable to grazing by wild herbivores and stock, but often protected by its remoteness.

Espèces diagnostiques

Rumex alpinus, Rumex arifolius, Adenostyles alliariae, Carduus personata, Chaerophyllum hirsutum, Peucedanum ostruthium, Doronicum austriacum, Stellaria nemorum, Aconitum napellus aggr., Epilobium alpestre, Veratrum album, Athyrium distentifolium, Ranunculus platanifolius, Saxifraga rotundifolia, Ranunculus aconitifolius, Jacobaea alpina, Geranium sylvaticum aggr.

Espèces constantes

Rumex arifolius, Geranium sylvaticum aggr., Adenostyles alliariae, Stellaria nemorum, Rumex alpinus, Chaerophyllum hirsutum, Urtica dioica, Deschampsia cespitosa aggr., Viola biflora, Veratrum album, Senecio nemorensis aggr., Rubus idaeus, Saxifraga rotundifolia, Peucedanum ostruthium, Silene dioica, Heracleum sphondylium, Athyrium filix-femina, Aconitum napellus aggr., Oxalis acetosella, Hypericum maculatum aggr.

Espèces dominantes

Rumex alpinus, Adenostyles alliariae

Bibliography

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)