Subalpine black sedge fens
Description (English)
Acidophilous small sedge communities of the alpine and subalpine levels of the Alps and Alpine periphery, including the greater Hercynian ranges of the Bohemian Quadrangle, the Black Forest, the Vosges, the Central Massif, occupying wet gentle slopes and plateaux where melt water lingers or encircling small lakes on the landward, usually emerged, side of the Eriophorum scheuchzeri girdle. The sward is formed by Carex nigra, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Juncus filiformis variously accompanied by Eriophorum angustifolium, Carex magellanica, Carex lachenalii, Carex norvegica, Carex panicea, Carex demissa, Phleum alpinum, Agrostis canina, Viola palustris, Parnassia palustris, Pedicularis palustris; the moss layer is formed by Scapania paludosa, Paludella squarrosa, Drepanocladus exannulatus, Drepanocladus revolvens, Drepanocladus intermedius, Calliergon stramineum, Calliergon sarmentosum, Willemetia stipitata, Sphagnum recurvum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code D2.2211 |
---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
---|---|---|
Agrostis canina | Flowering Plants | |
Carex canescens | Flowering Plants | |
Carex demissa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex lachenalii | Flowering Plants | |
Carex magellanica | Flowering Plants | |
Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
Carex norvegica | Flowering Plants | |
Carex panicea | Flowering Plants | |
Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Eriophorum scheuchzeri | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus filiformis | Flowering Plants | |
Parnassia palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Pedicularis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Phleum alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
Viola palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Calliergon sarmentosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Calliergon stramineum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Drepanocladus exannulatus | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Drepanocladus revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Paludella squarrosa | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum recurvum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
---|---|---|---|
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.4211 | Subalpine black sedge fens | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
---|---|---|---|
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.2211 | Subalpine black sedge fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.2211 | Subalpine black sedge fens | same |