K3
Pine forests (Pinus sylvestris)in the margin and pre-Alps on dry riversides, partly with Pinus rotundata, with Salix elaeagnos
Description
Open, poorly growing pine stands with associated stands consisting of Salix elaeagnos, Salix purpurea, Salix daphnoides, Alnus incana, sometimes Pinus mugo (rarely in an upright form), poorly growing spruce and often a very species-rich and grass-rich herb layer as well as a moss layer and acidophytes.
Tree Layer
Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine), Pinus rotundata (north-Alps) (Mountain Pine), Alnus incana (Common Alder)
Shrub Layer
Salix purpurea (White Willow Bush), Salix elaeagnos (Rosemary Willow), Salix daphnoides (White Willow Bush), Berberis vulgaris (Fruiting Rosehip Bush), Pinus mugo (north-Alps) (Mountain Pine), Amelanchier ovalis (Beech Bush), Juniperus communis (Juniper)
Pine, Larch, Willow and Spruce saplings
Lianas
No detail
Herb Layer
Calamagrostis varia (dry_reeds), Petasites paradoxus (wild_parsley), Carex flacca (bottle_sedge), Molinia arundinacea (woodland_sedge), Carex alba (woodland_sedge)
Moss layer (incl. lichens)
Hylocomium splendens, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Pleurozium schreberi
Pine forests in the Misty Mountains, incl. Isengard and Fangorn Forest
