C9
Scandinavian moist birch forests (Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii) with Cornus suecica, Vaccinium myrtillus, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, partly with tall-herbs and ferns (Cicerbita alpina, Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. lycotonum, Geranium sylvaticum, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Dryopteris expansa, Gymnocarpium dryopteris)
Description
Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii forests with 6-12 m high birches, in the north particularly at more protected locations mixed with tree-high Sorbus aucuparia and Prunus padus. Well-developed shrub layer with juniper and Salix. Dwarf shrubs are often absent. Ferns are widespread, but herbs dominate.
Tree Layer
Betula pubescens subsp. Czerepanovii (Downy Birch), Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan), Populus tremula (European Aspen)
Shrub Layer
Betula nana (Dwarf Birch), Salix glauca (White Willow Bush), Salix lapponum (White Willow Bush), Salix phylicifolia (Black Poplar Bush), Salix myrsinifolia (Black Poplar Bush), Salix borealis (Black Poplar Bush), Juniperus communis (Juniper), Alder saplings
Lianas
No details
Herb Layer
Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry_bush), Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry_bush), Cornus suecica (lingonberry_bush), Empetrum hermaphroditum (bilberry_bush), Deschampsia flexuosa (lush_grass); Geranium sylvaticum (sweet_woodruff), Trollius europaeus (sweet_woodruff), Solidago virgaurea (goldenrod), Gymnocarpium dryopteris (fern_1)
Lower slopes of the northern Misty Mountains and Blue Mountains
