Which are the characteristics of the Hautes-Fagnes taxa used in the key ?
| identified taxon | main species in the Hautes-Fagnes area | main pollination mode | pollen origin in peat bogs | form | light | temperature | soil moisture | indicates |
* currently present or potentially present in the past, on the Hautes-Fagnes plateau and in the surrounding valleys
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| Alnus | Alnus glutinosa |  |
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river and streamsides, swamps,... |
| Artemisia | Artemisia div. sp. | |
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steppe OR synanthropic |
| Betula | Betula nana | |
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arctic-alpine tundra |
| . | Betula pendula | |
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pioneer species initiating forest colonization in open environments |
| . | Betula pubescens | |
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| Carpinus | Carpinus betulus | |
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temperate forest |
| Cerealia | Secale cereale, Triticum spelta |  |
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. | . | . | human agriculture |
| Chenopodiaceae | Chenopodiaceae div. sp. | |
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steppe OR synanthropic |
| Cichorioideae | Cichorioideae div. sp. |  |
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steppe OR synanthropic |
| Corylus | Corylus avellana | |
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temperate forest |
| Cyperaceae | Eriophorum div. sp. | |
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swamps, tundra |
| . | autres Cyperaceae div. sp. | |
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| Ericales | Andromeda polifolia | |
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peat bogs |
| . | Calluna vulgaris |
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sparse woodland, heathland |
| . | Empetrum nigrum | |
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peat bogs, wet heath |
| . | Erica tetralix | |
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peat bogs, wet heath |
| . | Vaccinium oxycoccos | |
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peat bogs, wet heath |
| . | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | |
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dry heath |
| . | Vaccinium myrtillus | |
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sparse woodland, heathland |
| . | Vaccinium uliginosum | |
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peat bogs, heathland |
| Fagus | Fagus sylvatica | |
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temperate forest |
| Filicales | . | . | |
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| Fraxinus | Fraxinus excelsior | |
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temperate forest |
| Juniperus | Juniperus communis | |
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pioneer species initiating forest colonization in open environments |
| Picea | Picea abies | |
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boreal / altitudinal forest OR human afforestation |
| Pinus | Pinus sylvestris | |
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pioneer species |
| Plantago | Plantago div. sp. |
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| Poaceae | Poaceae div. sp. | |
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. | . | . | all environments especially predominant in steppes |
| Quercus | Quercus petraea | |
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temperate forest |
| . | Quercus robur | |
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temperate forest |
| Salix | Salix aurita, S. cinerea, S. x multinervis | |
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| . | Salix caprea | |
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pioneer species |
| . | Salix repens | |
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| Sphagnum | . | . | |
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| Tilia | Tilia cordata | |
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temperate forest |
| . | Tilia platyphyllos | |
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temperate forest |
| Ulmus | Ulmus glabra | |
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temperate forest |
| . | Ulmus minor | |
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temperate forest |
| Nomenclature : Lambinon J., Delvosalle L. & Duvigneaud J., 2004. Nouvelle flore de la Belgique, du G.-D. Duché de Luxembourg, du nord de la France et des régions voisines, cinquième édition. Edition du Jardin botanique national de Belgique, 1167 p. | ||||||||
deciduous broad-leaved trees / shrubs arboreal pollens evergreen needle-leaved trees / shrubs deciduous small trees herbaceous taxa and dwarf shrubs (non arboreal pollens, NAP) indifferent species plants from cold (boreal or montain) regions plants from temperate regions heliophilous plants (with high light requirements, hence indicating open habitats) plants with medium light requirements sciaphilous plants (growing in shadow, hence indicating closed habitats) pollen or spore of local origin in peat bog pollen or spore of regional origin in peat bog pollen of long-distance origin plants growing on dry soils plants growing on moderately moist soils plants growing on wet soils plants pollinated mostly by insects (entomophilous) plants pollinated mostly by the wind (anemophilous) self-pollinated plants
