Myrica gale scrub on rich fens

English name: Bog-myrtle scrub on rich fens

Description (English)

Myrica gale thickets of fringes of fens, drying fens and nascent or regenerating bogs of middle Europe, mostly characteristic of the Atlantic sector and of northeastern Europe.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D4.1M
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D4.1)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Myrica gale
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Myrica gale Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 44.93 Swamp bog-myrtle scrub wider
CORINE Land Cover 4.1.1. Inland marshes n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D4.1M Myrica gale scrub on rich fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D4.1M Myrica gale scrub on rich fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 D4.1M Myrica gale scrub on rich fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 D4.1M Myrica gale scrub on rich fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 D4.1M Myrica gale scrub on rich fens same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 44.93 Part of Swamp bog-myrtle scrub wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 44.93 Part of Swamp bog-myrtle scrub wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 44.93   wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 44.93   wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 44.93   wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 44.93   wider
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