E5
Irish-British atlantic-montane heaths (Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Empetrum nigrum, partly Empetrum hermaphroditum) with Diphasiastrum alpinum, Racomitrium lanuginosum
Description
Complex of low, wind-swept heaths and grassland, dominated by alternating mixtures of dwarf shrubs, monocotyledons and pleurocarpous mosses, especially Racomitrium lanuginosum and Hypnum cupressiforme. The more northern floral elements are absent or very rare. Calluna and Vaccinium myrtillus are the main dwarf shrubs, sometimes together with Empetrum nigrum.
Tree Layer
No details
Shrub Layer
Juniperus communis (Juniper)
Lianas
No details
Herb Layer
Calluna vulgaris (Heather), Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry_bush), Empetrum nigrum (broom_bush [age=2]), Empetrum hermaphroditum (bilberry_bush), Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry_bush), Erica cinerea (heather), Deschampsia flexuosa (lush_grass), Festuca ovina (bottle_sedge), Nardus stricta (bottle_sedge), Galium saxatile (sweet_woodruff), Potentilla erecta (birdsfoot_trefoil), Carex bigelowii (sweet_grass), Carex binervis (lush_grass)
Interior of Forochel and northern foothills of the Blue Mountains
