Habitat (Vegetation) Types Code List

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11	Subnival Vegetation	3200 – 3800 m
12	Alpine Vegetation	2450 – 3200 m
12	Alpine Vegetation	2450 – 3200 m	121	Alpine turfs with dominant grasses and sedges
12	Alpine Vegetation	2450 – 3200 m	122	Alpine carpets	where grasses and sedges are not dominant, rich in Campanula spp., Primula spp., Viola oreades
12	Alpine Vegetation	2450 – 3200 m	123	Scrub heath	on raw soils with Vaccinium spp., Nardus stricta
12	Alpine Vegetation	2450 – 3200 m	124	Rock and scree vegetation
13	Subalpine Vegetation	1900 – 2450 m
13	Subalpine Vegetation	1900 – 2450 m	131	Lower subalpine vegetation	below 2200 m with forests of Fagus orientalis, Betula medwedewii, Picea orientalis, Abies nordmannianna, Sorbus aucuparia
13	Subalpine Vegetation	1900 – 2450 m	132	Upper subalpine vegetation	above timberline, birch-Krummholz, alpine meadows, Rhododendron scrub
13	Subalpine Vegetation	1900 – 2450 m	133	Tall-forb vegetation	with Aconitum spp., Cicerbita spp., Heracleum spp. Campanula lactiflora
21	Montane, partly submontane fir and spuce forests, dominated by Abies nordmanniana with Fagus orientalis and Picea orientalis	1400 – 1900 m
21	Montane, partly submontane fir and spuce forests, dominated by Abies nordmanniana with Fagus orientalis and Picea orientalis	1400 – 1900 m	211	Species-poor and dry variant	with Poa nemoralis and Brachypodium pinnatum
21	Montane, partly submontane fir and spuce forests, dominated by Abies nordmanniana with Fagus orientalis and Picea orientalis	1400 – 1900 m	212	Moist variant	with Sanicula europaea, Vaccinium arctostaphylos, Daphne pontica
21	Montane, partly submontane fir and spuce forests, dominated by Abies nordmanniana with Fagus orientalis and Picea orientalis	1400 – 1900 m	213	Southern Colchis variant	with Viburnum orientale, Ilex colchica, Rhododendron ponticum, Trachystemon orientale
21	Montane, partly submontane fir and spuce forests, dominated by Abies nordmanniana with Fagus orientalis and Picea orientalis	1400 – 1900 m	214	Fern-rich variant	with Athyrium filix-femina, Oreopteris limbosperma, Matteuccia struthiopteris
22	Montane to altimontane pine forests with dominating Pinus sylvestris var. hamata	700 – 2400 m
22	Montane to altimontane pine forests with dominating Pinus sylvestris var. hamata	700 – 2400 m	221	Dry variant below 1500 m	with accompanying Quercus petraea ssp. iberica
22	Montane to altimontane pine forests with dominating Pinus sylvestris var. hamata	700 – 2400 m	222	Dry variant above 1500 m	with accompanying Quercus macranthera, Acer spp.
22	Montane to altimontane pine forests with dominating Pinus sylvestris var. hamata	700 – 2400 m	223	Moist variant	with Picea orientalis, Betula pubescens var. litwinowii, Abies nordmanniana, Fagus orientalis, Fraxinus excelsior
23	Montane to altimontane oriental beech forests and hornbeam-oriental beech forests	1000 – 2200 m
23	Montane to altimontane oriental beech forests and hornbeam-oriental beech forests	1000 – 2200 m	231	Variant of the Lesser Caucasus	with Fagus orientalis and Picea orientalis
23	Montane to altimontane oriental beech forests and hornbeam-oriental beech forests	1000 – 2200 m	232	Variant with Fagus orientalis, Carpinus orientalis, Fraxinus excelsior
24	Colline to submontane hornbeam-oak forests
24	Colline to submontane hornbeam-oak forests		241	Typical variant	with Quercus petraea ssp. iberica, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus orientalis
24	Colline to submontane hornbeam-oak forests		242	Western Georgian variant
25	Hygrophilous thermophytic mixed deciduous broad-leaved forests, Colchic forests	Deciduous tree layer: Fagus orientalis, Castanaea sativa, Carpinus orientalis, Tilia caucasica, Evergreen lower tree-layer and shrub-layer: Rhododendron ponticum, R. ungernii, R. smirnowii, Prunus laurocerasus, Ilex colchia, Buxus sempervirens, Evergreen lianas: Hedera colchica, Smilax excelsa
26	Mediterranean pine forests	Western Georgia, dominated by Pinus pityusa, Carpinus orientalis, Cistus creticus, Rhododendron luteum, Ruscus aculeatus, R. colchicus
27	Open juniper woodland	Scattered Quercus petraea ssp. iberica, Juniperus communis ssp. oblonga and a mixture of steppe elements and xerothermic meadows
28	Alder cars and swamp forests	Dominant trees: Alnus barbata, Fraxinus excelsior, Pterocarya pterocarpa, and open reed vegetation with Typha latifolia, Phragmites australis, Carex spp.
31	Herb-rich grass steppes and herb-grass steppes	Grasses: Bothriochloa bladhii, Stipa spp., Koeleria gracilis, geophytes: Tulipa undulatifolia, Iris iberica, I. caucasica, perennials: Onobrychis transcaucasica, Phlomis pungens, Ranunculus illyricus
31	Herb-rich grass steppes and herb-grass steppes	Grasses: Bothriochloa bladhii, Stipa spp., Koeleria gracilis, geophytes: Tulipa undulatifolia, Iris iberica, I. caucasica, perennials: Onobrychis transcaucasica, Phlomis pungens, Ranunculus illyricus	311	Phryganoid vegetation
31	Herb-rich grass steppes and herb-grass steppes	Grasses: Bothriochloa bladhii, Stipa spp., Koeleria gracilis, geophytes: Tulipa undulatifolia, Iris iberica, I. caucasica, perennials: Onobrychis transcaucasica, Phlomis pungens, Ranunculus illyricus	312	Armeno-Iranian phrygana	Dominated by dwarf shrubs, cushion-like shrublets and spiny perennials: Amygdalus fenzliana, Rhamnus pallasii, Ephedra procera
31	Herb-rich grass steppes and herb-grass steppes	Grasses: Bothriochloa bladhii, Stipa spp., Koeleria gracilis, geophytes: Tulipa undulatifolia, Iris iberica, I. caucasica, perennials: Onobrychis transcaucasica, Phlomis pungens, Ranunculus illyricus	313	Shibilak	Seconary bush with dominant Paliurus spina.christ, Rhamnus pallasii, Cotinus coggyria on former Carpinus orientalis-forest localities
32	Lowland-colline dwarf sub-shrub deserts with ephemeroids	Xerophytic and halophytic vegetation with subshrubs and annuals: Salsola ericoides, Nitraria schoberi, Artemisia lerchiana
32	Lowland-colline dwarf sub-shrub deserts with ephemeroids	Xerophytic and halophytic vegetation with subshrubs and annuals: Salsola ericoides, Nitraria schoberi, Artemisia lerchiana	321	Saline semidesert	In Georgia rare near border to Azerbeidjan, Ararat plain with Salsola ericoides, Halocnemum strobilaceum, Halostachys caspica
32	Lowland-colline dwarf sub-shrub deserts with ephemeroids	Xerophytic and halophytic vegetation with subshrubs and annuals: Salsola ericoides, Nitraria schoberi, Artemisia lerchiana	322	Gypsaceous-clayish semidesert	On Tertiary red gypsaceeous-clayish soils with Halanthium rarifolium, H. kulpianum, Salsola spp.
32	Lowland-colline dwarf sub-shrub deserts with ephemeroids	Xerophytic and halophytic vegetation with subshrubs and annuals: Salsola ericoides, Nitraria schoberi, Artemisia lerchiana	323	Sandy semidesert	On sandy soil with Achillea tenuifolia, Lepidium vescicaria, Astragalus oxyglottis
32	Lowland-colline dwarf sub-shrub deserts with ephemeroids	Xerophytic and halophytic vegetation with subshrubs and annuals: Salsola ericoides, Nitraria schoberi, Artemisia lerchiana	324	Sagebrush semidesert	At upper limits of halophytic vegetation with Artemisia fragrans, A. araxina
33	Oroxerophytic vegetation
41	Saline marshes	Dominant Juncus acutus, Glaux maritime, Iris musulmanica near Ararat and fragmentary near the Blak Sea
42	Tall sedge fens	Western Georgia to Lesser and Greater Caucasus with Sphagnum medium, S. divinum, Rhododendron ponticum, R. luteum, Vaccinium arctostaphylos, Osmunda regalis, Hibiscus ponticus, Rhynchospora caucasica
43	Riparian forests	Quercus robur ssp. pedunculiflora, Ulmus minor, Populus spp., Salix spp., Tamarix spp.
44	Aquatic vegetation
44	Aquatic vegetation		441	Artificial or natural lakes with dominant macrophytic vegetation (Potamogeton spp. etc.)
44	Aquatic vegetation		442	Artificial or natural lakes near Black Sea with dominant Trapa spp
45	Coastal dunes at the shore of the Black Sea with Pancratium maritimum
51	Pastures
52	Segetal communities
53	Ruderal vegetation