S421 Submontane Vaccinium-Calluna heaths

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Description

Orophilous analogue of S42x, as readily shown by the abundance of blueberry and the comparative scarcity of gorse. Interpretable as an anthropogenic dysclimax of the units T1By and T1D7.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Calluna vulgaris 0.86, Vaccinium myrtillus 0.59, Avenella flexuosa 0.42, Erica umbellata 0.31, Genista tridentata 0.31, Erica cinerea 0.28, Helictochloa marginata 0.23, Potentilla erecta 0.22, Daboecia cantabrica 0.21, Agrostis curtisii 0.19, Cytisus oromediterraneus 0.18, Gentiana lutea 0.18, Solidago virgaurea 0.17, Halimium alyssoides 0.17, Pteridium aquilinum 0.16, Juniperus communis 0.15, Nardus stricta 0.15, Genista sanabrensis 0.14, Erica arborea 0.14, Agrostis capillaris 0.13, Erica vagans 0.12, Neoschischkinia truncatula 0.12, Arenaria montana 0.12, Ulex minor aggr. 0.12, Lotus corniculatus 0.12, Hypericum richeri 0.11, Jasione laevis 0.11, Scorzoneroides pyrenaica 0.11, Festuca rubra 0.11, Erica tetralix 0.11, Galium saxatile 0.09, Festuca summilusitana 0.09, Luzula caespitosa 0.08, Simethis mattiazzii 0.08, Luzula lactea 0.08, Jasione montana 0.08, Sedum brevifolium 0.08, Erica australis 0.08, Halimium umbellatum 0.08, Genista pilosa 0.08, Tuberaria guttata 0.07, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 0.07, Asphodelus albus 0.07, Meum athamanticum 0.07, Festuca eskia 0.07, Teesdalia conferta 0.06, Thymelaea coridifolia aggr. 0.06, Jasione crispa 0.06, Vaccinium uliginosum 0.06, Carex pilulifera 0.06, Danthonia decumbens 0.06, Carex asturica 0.06, Phalacrocarpum oppositifolium 0.06, Eryngium duriaei 0.06, Helictotrichon thorei 0.06, Cytisus scoparius 0.05, Hypochaeris radicata 0.05, Festuca nigrescens 0.05, Ulex europaeus aggr. 0.05, Melampyrum pratense 0.05, Conopodium majus aggr. 0.05, Viola riviniana aggr. 0.05

Regional distribution

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.