Sphagnum fuscum hummocks
Description (English)
Shiny brown Sphagnum fuscum hummocks, dense, usually low and wide, characteristic of bogs of subcontinental boreal Europe from southeastern Norway, central and eastern Sweden eastwards, of continental boreal Europe and western Siberia, of Kamchatka, of Sakhalin, of nemoral Central Europe and of boreonemoral Eastern Europe, of the Alps and the Carpathians, occasionally prominent in more western, more Atlantic, bogs, in particular, in the British Isles, also occurring as ombrotrophic bog hummocks within acidic or neutrocline mires of the same regions.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.11112 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum fuscum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Sphagnum fuscum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 51.1112 | Sphagnum fuscum hummocks | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.11112 | Sphagnum fuscum hummocks | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.11112 | Sphagnum fuscum hummocks | same |
