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|Description=Typical moorlands and heaths have heather (Calluna, Erica) present, even if not the dominant vegetation type. In some upland areas (e.g. Bodmin Moor in the UK), or lowland heath areas (e.g. the machair of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland), the plant communities may be dominated by acid-tolerant grasses such as purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea). Cotton-grass (Eriophorum spp.) may occur in wetter areas, and in more free-draining areas may merge with healthy scrub with dwarf willow and birch (Salix sp., Betula) present. | |Description=Typical moorlands and heaths have heather (''Calluna, Erica'') present, even if not the dominant vegetation type. In some upland areas (e.g. Bodmin Moor in the UK), or lowland heath areas (e.g. the machair of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland), the plant communities may be dominated by acid-tolerant grasses such as purple moor-grass ''Molinia caerulea''). Cotton-grass (''Eriophorum spp''.) may occur in wetter areas, and in more free-draining areas may merge with healthy scrub with dwarf willow and birch (''Salix sp., Betula'') present. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 10 August 2012
Typical moorlands and heaths have heather (Calluna, Erica) present, even if not the dominant vegetation type. In some upland areas (e.g. Bodmin Moor in the UK), or lowland heath areas (e.g. the machair of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland), the plant communities may be dominated by acid-tolerant grasses such as purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea). Cotton-grass (Eriophorum spp.) may occur in wetter areas, and in more free-draining areas may merge with healthy scrub with dwarf willow and birch (Salix sp., Betula) present.
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