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Nombre original EUR28

91C0 - * Caledonian forest

Descripción original en inglés (EUR28)

Relict, indigenous pine forests of Pinus sylvestris var. scotica, endemic in the central and north eastern Grampians and the northern and western Highlands of Scotland and associated Betula and Juniperus woodlands of northern character within this area. They are mostly open and have a ground layer rich in ericaceous species and bryophytes, in particular Hylocomium splendens, and often harbouring abundant Deschampsia flexuosa, Goodyera repens, Listera cordata, Corallorhiza trifida, Linnaea borealis, Trientalis europaea, Pyrola minor, Moneses uniflora, Orthilia secunda. The dominant trees are: Sorbus aucuparia, Betula pubescens, B. pendula, Juniperus communis, Ilex aquifolium, Populus tremula.

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