Soft water springs
English name:
Soft water springs
Description (English)
Springs with cold, acid to neutral, oligotrophic waters, dominated either by mosses or vascular plants, depending on light conditions and altitude. Species-poor communities, especially in lower altitudes. Alliance Caricion remotae including several associations, with characteristic species Caltha palustris ssp. laeta, Cardamine amara ssp. amara, Carex remota, Chrysosplenium alternifolium, Veronica beccabunga, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Conocephalum conicum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C2.11 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex remota
Flowering Plants
Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Flowering Plants
Veronica beccabunga
Mosses & Liverworts
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex remota | Flowering Plants | |
| Chrysosplenium alternifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Veronica beccabunga | Flowering Plants | |
| Bryum pseudotriquetrum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | Y | Freshwater springs; oases | wider |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.5.1.3 | Alpine Philonotis type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.5.1.2 | Meadow type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.5.1.3a | Icelandic Philonotis variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.5.1.1 | Spring fen, Intermediate Drepanocladus type | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 1.3.3 | Végétation des sources acides | same |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | R1.2 | LUČNÍ PRAMENIŠTĚ BEZ TVORBY PĚNOVCŮ (Meadow springs without tufa formation) | wider |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | R1.4 | LESNÍ PRAMENIŠTĚ BEZ TVORBY PĚNOVCŮ (Forest springs without tufa formation) | not defined |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | R1.5 | SUBALPÍNSKÁ PRAMENIŠTĚ (Subalpine springs) | wider |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 8112000 | Prameniská na nevápencovych horninach v montánnom až subalpínskom a alpínskom stupni | n/a |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 8111000 | Prameniská na nevápencovych horninach v kolinnom až montánnom stupni | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C2.11 | Soft water springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C2.11 | Soft water springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C2.11 | Soft water springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C2.11 | Soft water springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C2.31 | Soft water springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C2.31 | Soft water springs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.11 | Soft water springs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.11 | Soft water springs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.11 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 54.11 | same |
