T3-4 - Forêts subalpines tempérées à Larix, Pinus cembra et Pinus uncinata

Temperate subalpine Larix, Pinus cembra and Pinus uncinata forest

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Coniferous, in part deciduous, forest of European larch (Larix decidua) or Arolla pine (Pinus cembra) in the middle subalpine belt of temperate mountains in the central Alps and Carpathians with long but shallow snow-lie and a short growing season. Dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo), spruce (Picea abies), silver fir (Abies alba), rhododendrons and other sub-shrubs are never more than subordinate, but various whitebeam (Sorbus) species are characteristic associates.

Espèces diagnostiques

Larix decidua, Pinus uncinata, Pinus cembra, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Homogyne alpina, Calamagrostis villosa, Festuca flavescens, Lonicera caerulea, Melampyrum sylvaticum

Espèces constantes

Vaccinium myrtillus, Larix decidua, Sorbus aucuparia, Picea abies, Avenella flexuosa, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Pinus uncinata, Homogyne alpina, Hieracium murorum, Dicranum scoparium, Oxalis acetosella, Hylocomium splendens, Juniperus communis subsp. nana, Solidago virgaurea, Juniperus communis subsp. communis, Calamagrostis villosa, Sesleria caerulea, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Pinus cembra

Espèces dominantes

Larix decidua, Pinus uncinata, Vaccinium myrtillus, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Pinus cembra, Hylocomium splendens, Calamagrostis villosa

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)