Code |
scientific name |
short characterization of the vegetation type |
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| 8 |
Phragmitetea |
mires with vegetation of tall herbs: reed and sedges |
| 8Bc |
Caricion gracilis |
mires on clay soil with vegetation of slender tall sedges |
| 8Bd |
Caricion elatae |
mires on peaty soils of tall sedges: tufted sedge |
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| 9 |
Parvocaricetea |
mires with vegetation of short sedges |
| 9Aa |
Caricion nigrae |
mires on wet mineral soil: common sedge |
| 9Aa2 |
Pallavicinio-Sphagnetum |
mires on peaty soil, stage in succession: reed, peat moss |
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| 10 |
Scheuchzerietea |
mires, vegetation of green and bronze green peat mosses |
| 10Aa |
Rhynchosporion albae |
mires, on the fringe of bog: peat moss, white beak-sedge |
| 10Ab |
Caricion lasiocarpae |
mires, floating vegetation of slender sedge |
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| 11 |
Oxycocco-Sphagnetea |
mires, raised bogs and wet heath |
| 11Aa |
Ericion tetralicis |
heath on damp soil: crossed leaved heather |
| 11Ba |
Oxycocco-Ericion |
mires, in bogs bulges of moss and cranberry |
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| 12 |
Plantaginetea majoris |
grass and herb vegetation frequently treed by cattle or man |
| 13 |
Sedo-Scleranthertea |
scree, vegetation of pioneer plants on stony soil |
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| 14 |
Koelerio-Corynephoretea |
grassland on poor sand soils: pyramidal and grey hair-grass |
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| 14Aa |
Corynephorion canescentis |
grassland on poor sand soils: grey hair-grass |
| 14Aa1 |
Spergulo-Corynephoretum |
drift sand vegetation of grey hair-grass and moss cushions |
| 14Aa2 |
Violo-Corynephoretum |
grassland on poor soils in the dunes: violets, grey hair-grass |
| 14Bb |
Plantagini-Festucion |
grassland on poor soils: plantain, common bent |
| 14Bc |
Sedo-Cerastion |
grassland on dry soil in river valleys rich in herbs |
| 14Cb |
Polygalo-Koelerion |
grassland on poor but mineral rich soil in the dunes |
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| 15 |
Festuco-Brometea |
grassland on chalk soil |
| 15Aa |
Mesobromion erecti |
grassland on chalk: upright brome |
| 15Aa1 |
Gentiano-Koelerietum |
grassland on chalk: gentian, crested hair-grass |
| 15-- |
Xerobromion |
grassland on very dry chalk soil |
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| 16 |
Molinio-Arrhenatheretea |
grassland on rather rich soil, mown or pastured |
| 16Aa |
Junco-Molinion |
grassland on damp peaty soil: purple moor grass and rush |
| 16Ab |
Calthion palustris |
grassland on rich damp soil: marsh marigold |
| 16Ba2 |
Sanguisorbo-Silaetum |
grassland on rich damp soil: great burnet, pepper saxifrage |
| 16Bb |
Alopecurion pratensis |
grassland on rich and dry soils, mown yearly: false out-grass |
| 16Bc |
Cynosurion cristati |
grassland on dry soil, grazed by sheep: crested dog-tail |
| 16Bc1 |
Lolio-Cynusuretum |
grassland on dry soil, grazed by cattle: crested dog-tail |
| 16Bc2 |
Galio-Trifolietum |
grassland on chalk soil, pastured: hoary plantain |
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| 17 |
Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei |
verge on dry, sunny places: zigzag clover, bled-red geranium |
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| 18 |
Melampyro-Holcetea mollis |
verge along wood on dry soil: cow-wheat, creeping soft-grass |
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| 19 |
Nardetea |
grassland on poor, acid soil: mat grass |
| 19Aa |
Nardo-Galion saxatilis |
grassland, heath character: heath dog violet, Arnica montana |
| 19Aa1 |
Galio-Festucetum ovinae |
grassland, heath character: heath bedstraw, sheep’s fescue |
| 19Aa2 |
Gentiano pneumanthes-Nardetum |
grassland, heath character: gentian, mat grass |
| 19Aa4 |
Betonico-Brachypodietum |
grassland, on acid soil of leached chalk: betony, tor grass |
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| 20 |
Calluno-Ulicetea |
heathland on poor and dry soils |
| 20Aa |
Calluno-Genistion pilosae |
heath: ling and greenweed |
| 20Aa2 |
Vaccinio-Callunetum |
heath: ling and bilberry |
| 20Ab2 |
Polypodio-Empetretum |
heath on the north facing slopes in the dunes: crowberry |
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| 21 |
Asplenietea trichomanis |
walls and rocks: fern maidenhair spleenwort |
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| 22 |
Cakiletea maritae |
beech, swash mark: sea rocket |
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| 23 |
Ammophiletea |
coastal dunes of moving sand: marram |
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| 26 |
Asteretea tripolii |
dune slacks and brackish mud : sea aster |
| 26Ac |
Armerion maritimae |
grassland, salt-meadow: thrift |
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| 30 |
Stellarietea mediae |
garden and field, fresh treated soil: annual weeds, chickweed |
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| 31 |
Artemisietae vulgaris |
ruderal sites, waste places, tall herb vegetation’s: mug worth |
| 31Ab |
Arction |
rough herbage on humus rich soil: burdock , mallow |
| 31Ba |
Onopordion acanthii |
rough herbage on dry and rich soils: Scottish thistle, bugloss |
| 31Ca |
Dauco-Melilotion |
rough herbage on sandy nitrate rich soils: tansy, carrot |
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| 32 |
Convolvulo-Filipenduletea |
rough herbage on rich damp soils: bindweed, dropwort |
| 32Aa |
Filipendulion |
rough herbage on periodically flooded soils: dropwort |
| 32Ba |
Epilobion hirsuti |
rough herbage on bank of eutrophic water: great willow herb |
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| 33 |
Galio-Urticetea |
verge on nitrate rich soils: goose grass, stinging nettle |
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| 34 |
Epilobietea angustifolii |
rough herbage on tree felling sites: rose bay |
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| 35 |
Lonicero-Rubetea plicati |
verge along wood or brushwood: bramble, honeysuckle |
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| 36 |
Franguletea |
scrub on damp, peaty soil: berry-bearing alder, willow |
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| 37 |
Rhamno-Prunetea |
scrub on dry soil: buckthorn, hawthorn |
| 37Ac |
Berberidion vulgaris |
scrub in dunes: privet, sea buckthorn |
| 37Ab |
Carpino-Prunion |
scrub on dry sandy soils: blackthorn and hawthorn |
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| 38 |
Salicetea purpureae |
fringing forest on riverbanks: willow, popular |
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| 39 |
Alnetea glutinosae |
carr on damp and rich soil: alder |
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| 40 |
Vaccinio-Betuletea pubescentis |
carr on damp and poor soil: brown birch |
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| 41 |
Vaccinio-Piceetea |
coniferous wood on poor and acid soil: bilberry, spruce |
| 41Aa1 |
Dicrano-Juniperum |
scrub of juniper and mosses |
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| 42 |
Querco robori-petraeae |
deciduous wood on poor soil: oaks, beech |
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| 43 |
Querco-Fagetea |
deciduous wood on rich soil: oak, beech, hornbeam |
| 43Aa1 |
Violo odorarae-Ulmetum |
deciduous wood in dunes and on old riverbanks: violets, elm |
