Boreal sedge willow carrs
Description (English)
Low woods and scrubs colonizing fens, marshy floodplains and fringes of lakes and ponds of the boreal zone of the Palaearctic dominated by large or medium sized shrubby willows, generally Salix cinerea or Salix aurita, accompanied by Salix phylicifolia, Salix nigricans (Salix myrsinifolia) and the boreal Salix glauca, Salix lapponum, with sedges, in particular, Carex aquatilis, Carex caespitosa, brown mosses and sphagna.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F9.25 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Carex aquatilis | Flowering Plants | |
Carex caespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
Salix aurita | Flowering Plants | |
Salix cinerea | Flowering Plants | |
Salix lapponum | Flowering Plants | |
Salix myrsinifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Salix nigricans | Flowering Plants | |
Salix phylicifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 44.925 | Boreal sedge willow carrs | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.25 | Boreal sedge willow carrs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.25 | Boreal sedge willow carrs | same |