British dioecious-yellow sedge fens
Description (English)
Small Carex swards of calcareous, soligenous mires on peat or mineral gleys, with Carex dioica, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex demissa, Carex nigra, Carex hostiana, Carex flacca, Carex panicea, Eriophorum latifolium, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Blysmus compressus, Scirpus setaceus, Pinguicula vulgaris, Primula farinosa, Bartsia alpina, Tofieldia pusilla and sometimes, Juncus articulatus, Juncus alpinoarticulatus, Molinia caerulea, Equisetum variegatum, Anagallis tenella, Epipactis palustris and the bryophytes Campylium stellatum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Drepanocladus revolvens, Riccardia pinguis, Cratoneuron commutatum, Fissidens adianthoides, characteristic mostly of northern England and Scotland.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code D4.151 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D4.1) |
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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Equisetum variegatum | Ferns | |
Anagallis tenella | Flowering Plants | |
Bartsia alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Blysmus compressus | Flowering Plants | |
Carex demissa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
Carex flacca | Flowering Plants | |
Carex hostiana | Flowering Plants | |
Carex lepidocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
Carex panicea | Flowering Plants | |
Eleocharis quinqueflora | Flowering Plants | |
Epipactis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Eriophorum latifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus alpinoarticulatus | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus articulatus | Flowering Plants | |
Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Pinguicula vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Primula farinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Scirpus setaceus | Flowering Plants | |
Tofieldia pusilla | Flowering Plants | |
Bryum pseudotriquetrum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Cratoneuron commutatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Drepanocladus revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Fissidens adianthoides | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.251 | British dioecious-yellow sedge fens | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.151 | British dioecious-yellow sedge fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.151 | British dioecious-yellow sedge fens | same |