Carpathian subalpine mountain pine scrub

Pinus mugo scrub forming an extensive belt in the upper subalpine zone of the higher mountains of the northwestern, eastern and southeastern Carpathians with Vaccinium myrtillus, Ribes petraeum var. carpaticum, Sorbus aucuparia var. glabrata, Rosa pendulina, Homogyne alpina, Soldanella hungarica ssp. major in siliceous stations, with tall herbs in calcareous ones. The southeastern Carpathian formations, particularly those of the Apuseni Mountains, harbour the regional endemic Campanula patula ssp. abietina (Campanula abietina).

Código Eunis 2021: S2661