Eriophorum-Sphagnum magellanicum lawns

English name: Eriophorum-Sphagnum magellanicum lawns

Description (English)

Lawns of Palaearctic bogs dominated by Eriophorum vaginatum associated with Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum rubellum, sometimes accompanied by Sphagnum tenellum, Sphagnum angustifolium, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum fuscum or Sphagnum warnstorfii, characteristic, in particular, of the British Isles, southern Scandinavia, in Denmark, Norway and southern Sweden, of the northern and southern Alpine piedmont, of the Eastern Carpathians.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D1.1112A

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Eriophorum vaginatum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum angustifolium
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum fuscum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum magellanicum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum papillosum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum recurvum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum rubellum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum tenellum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum warnstorfii
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Eriophorum vaginatum Flowering Plants
Sphagnum angustifolium Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum fuscum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum magellanicum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum papillosum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum recurvum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum rubellum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum tenellum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum warnstorfii Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 51.112A Eriophorum-Sphagnum magellanicum lawns source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D1.1112A Eriophorum-Sphagnum magellanicum lawns same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D1.1112A Eriophorum-Sphagnum magellanicum lawns same
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