Northern dioecious-yellow-tawny sedge fens

English name: Northern dioecious-yellow-tawny sedge fens

Description (English)

Short Carex-dominated fen communities of Fennoscandia and northeastern Europe, with Carex flava s.l., Carex panicea, Carex dioica, Carex hostiana (Carex hornchuchiana), Eriophorum latifolium, Tofieldia pusilla and brown mosses.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D4.152
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D4.1)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carex dioica
Flowering Plants Carex flava
Flowering Plants Carex hostiana
Flowering Plants Carex panicea
Flowering Plants Eriophorum latifolium
Flowering Plants Tofieldia pusilla
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carex dioica Flowering Plants
Carex flava Flowering Plants
Carex hostiana Flowering Plants
Carex panicea Flowering Plants
Eriophorum latifolium Flowering Plants
Tofieldia pusilla Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 54.252 Northern dioecious-yellow-tawny sedge fens source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D4.152 Northern dioecious-yellow-tawny sedge fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D4.152 Northern dioecious-yellow-tawny sedge fens same
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