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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Arctostaphylos alpinus""
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Ben Griams
…as trailing azalea Kalmia procumbens and the nationally scarce Arctic bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus.
Subalpine calcareous grassland
This feature comprises two different vegetation types: mountain avens Dryas octopetala/moss campion Silene acaulis ledge community and sheep’s f…
Beinn Dearg
…o montane sub-types. One is rich in heather, dwarf birch Betula nana, bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and the nationally scarce alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus. The other is a high-altitude type in which heather is replaced by the other dwarf-shrubs. There is a wide ran…
An Teallach
…richophorum cespitosum. Also present is a rare form of wet heath with bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and juniper Juniperus communis. A highly oceanic form of alpine heath is widespread on the higher slopes, rich in the woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and supporting al…
Ben Klibreck
…gside mountain azalea Kalmia procumbens, the nationally scarce alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus and lichens. Ben Klibreck supports one of the largest extents of this rare dwarf shrub community in Britain. Woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum heath is also well-represen…
Strath an Loin
…cies occur on the site. Dwarf birch Betula nana is widespread, alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus is mostly confined to drier parts of the site, whilst bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa grows in the peatland flushes.
Acid peat-stained lakes and ponds
Blanket bog
Clear-water lak…
Rousay
…ontain species usually found at much higher altitudes, such as Alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus, Alpine saw-wort Saussurea alpina and dwarf willow Salix herbacea. The high degree of exposure enables these plants to survive at much lower altitudes than is usual. Numerous nu…
Monar Forest
…e of montane heaths are present including those with abundant alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum and the more restricted hepatic rich types. Virtually the full range of snowbed plant communities are present at the head of north facing corries. …
Morven and Scaraben
…w mats of heather Calluna vulgaris and the nationally scarce mountain bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus. This plant community also has abundant lichens such as Cladonia arbuscula and Ochrolechia frigida. Other low-growing plants found in this habitat include crowberry Empetrum nig…
Ronas Hill - North Roe
… Heather moorland with bog bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum and mountain bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus dominates the vegetation up to around 230 m. It grades into an extensive area of prostrate heather Calluna vulgaris -woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum heathland. On the…
Blar nam Faoileag
…has a high cover of dwarf shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi with much cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and abundant lichens of the Cladonia group. The site is rich in bog-mosses including Sphagnum mage…
Ben Wyvis
…de of the hill, for the amount of dwarf birch Betula nana and alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus.
The lochs, including those in the coires, are nutrient poor and characteristic of a montane glaciated landscape. Characteristic species such as awlwort Subularia aquatica, shor…
Southern Parphe
… clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum, fir clubmoss Huperzia selago, alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus and wild azalea Kalmia procumbens are common within the alpine heath. The three-leaved rush Juncus trifidus occurs on bare scree and erosion surfaces on the summits.
Maritime Cl…
Inverpolly
…al bugle Ajuga pyramidalis, thyme broomrape Orobanche alba and Alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus also grow in this habitat.
Alpine heath occurs mainly on exposed ground above 500m, principally on Cùl Mòr, but with some areas on Cùl Beag and the summit of An Laogh. Heather C…
Skinsdale Peatlands
…s; dwarf birch Betula nana, small cranberry V. microcarpum and alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus. Awlwort Subularia aquatica, another nationally scarce species, grows in Gorm-loch Beag . The nationally scarce downy willow Salix lapponum, creeping ladies tresses Goodyera rep…
Monadhliath
…s and other rare plants found on the heaths and cliffs
include alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla.
The site provides an excellent breeding ground for a range of upland birds including raptors, dotterel Charadrius morinellus, golden plo…
Truderscaig
…lations of the nationally scarce dwarf birch Betula nana and mountain bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus. Other species of note include the relative abundance of the hummock-forming bog-moss species, Magellanic bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum and rusty bog-moss Sphagnum fuscum and t…
Liatrie Burn
…are dominated by heather, with dwarf cornel Cornus suecica and arctic bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus locally frequent. Unusually for a pinewood, fairy flax Linum catharticum and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris are present in some wet areas, indicating ground water enrichm…
Ben Hope
…eath and blanket bog vegetation. Prostrate montane heaths with alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus, heather Calluna vulgaris, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum are found on higher ground and in several wind-swept locations. Higher on the site, charac…
Ben Loyal
…ich include short, wind-clipped heather Calluna vulgaris and mountain bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus with some trailing azalea Kalmia procumbens. There is a general profusion and luxuriance of lichens and a strong development of moss carpets. On the steep, west-facing slopes th…
Hoy
…e found on exposed summits and support Arctic-Alpine plants including bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Alpine bearberry A. alpinus, trailing azalea Kalmia procumbens and dwarf willow Salix herbacea. The site also supports the most northerly example in Britain of hepatic-rich dw…
Ben Hutig
…ite. The vegetation is rich in both lichens and dwarf shrubs, notably bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and mountain bearberry A. alpinus, and there are large areas of eroding bare peat.
Alpine heath
The windswept summit ridges of Ben Hutig support alpine heath communities domina…
Cape Wrath
…uding heather Calluna vulgaris, juniper Juniperus communis ssp. nana, bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and the nationally scarce alpine bearberry A. alpinus. On the most exposed ground this community gives way to heather and juniper heath, with alpine species such as alpine club…
A' Mhoine
… significance. The widespread occurrence of the moss Sphagnum fuscum, bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and the nationally scarce mountain bearberry A. alpinus and dwarf birch Betula nana suggest communities akin to those of arctic bogs.
Breeding bird assemblage
The extensive p…
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