C23
Pyrenean Pinus uncinata-forests, alternating with Rhododendron scrub (Rhododendron ferrugineum), dwarf shrub communities and Juniperus communis subsp. alpina-scrub mainly on siliceous rock
Description
Relatively closed, chionophilous Pinus uncinata forests with a dense undergrowth of Rhododendron ferrugineum, occasionally dwarf shrub communities without a tree layer.
Tree Layer
Pinus uncinata (Mountain Pine)
Shrub Layer
Rhododendron ferrugineum (bilberry_bush), Sorbus chamaemespilus (Rowan Bush), Juniperus communis subsp. Alpina (Juniper), Rosa pendulina (Field Maple Bush), Cotoneaster integerrimus (Fruiting Hawthorn Bush)Spruce and Pine saplings
Lianas
No details
Herb Layer
Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry_bush), Vaccinium uliginosum (bog_blueberry_bush), Calluna vulgaris (heather), Pyrola minor (wild_parsley), Homogyne alpina (black_knapweed), Deschampsia flexuosa (lush_grass), Festuca eskia (woodland_sedge), Oxalis acetosella (alpine_bearberry), Nardus stricta (bottle_sedge), Hypericum richeri subsp. burseri, Dryopteris expansa (fern_1, bracken, fern), Orthilia secunda (wild_parsley), Moneses uniflora (wild_parsley)
Western foothills of the White Mountains
