Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats

English name: Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats

Description (English)

Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum rubellum, Sphagnum imbricatum, Sphagnum fuscum carpets and hummocks of the cottonsedge-ling blanket bogs, most characteristic of the moorlands of the Scottish Borders.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D1.223
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D1.2)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum fuscum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum imbricatum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum magellanicum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum papillosum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum rubellum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Sphagnum fuscum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum imbricatum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum magellanicum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum papillosum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum rubellum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 52.23 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats source
CORINE Land Cover 4.1.2. Peatbogs n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D1.223 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D1.223 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 D1.223 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 D1.223 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 D1.223 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 D1.223 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 52.23 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 52.23 Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog sphagnum mats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 52.23   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 52.23   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 52.23   same
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