Balkanic black-star sedge fens

English name: Balkanic black-star sedge fens

Description (English)

Fens of the montane and subalpine levels of the western and central Balkan Range, with Carex nigra, Carex stellulata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Pinguicula vulgaris, Drosera rotundifolia, Sphagnum rubellum, Soldanella alpina, Dactylorhiza cordigera, Leucorchis albida.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D2.2265
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D2.226)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carex nigra
Flowering Plants Dactylorhiza cordigera
Flowering Plants Deschampsia cespitosa
Flowering Plants Drosera rotundifolia
Flowering Plants Leucorchis albida
Flowering Plants Pinguicula vulgaris
Flowering Plants Soldanella alpina
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum rubellum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carex nigra Flowering Plants
Dactylorhiza cordigera Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia Flowering Plants
Leucorchis albida Flowering Plants
Pinguicula vulgaris Flowering Plants
Soldanella alpina Flowering Plants
Sphagnum rubellum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 54.4265 Balkanic black-star sedge fens source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D2.2265 Balkanic black-star sedge fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D2.2265 Balkanic black-star sedge fens same
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