42.31 - Eastern Alpine siliceous larch and arolla forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Subalpine Larix decidua, Pinus cembra, or Larix decidua-Pinus cembra forests of the eastern and central Alps, mostly of the inner ranges, usually on siliceous substrates, with an often species-poor undergrowth comprising Vaccinium myrtillus, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Calamagrostis villosa, Luzula albida.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Larici-Pinetum cembrae

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)

Ellenberg, 1963; Mayer, 1974; Ozenda, 1985; Noirfalise, 1986, 1987; Wallnöfer, 1993b: 271-274.