Slender tufted sedge beds and related communities

English name: Slender tufted sedge beds and related communities

Description (English)

Palaearctic formations of the terrestrialisation zone of marshes, ponds and lakes on mostly mineral, neutral, basic or weakly acid substrates, dominated by large bed-forming, rhizomatous, sedges, in particular, Carex acuta, Carex acutiformis or their relatives.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D5.212
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D5.2)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carex acuta
Flowering Plants Carex acutiformis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carex acuta Flowering Plants
Carex acutiformis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 53.212 Slender tufted sedge beds and related communities source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D5.212 Slender tufted sedge beds and related communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D5.212 Slender tufted sedge beds and related communities same
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