Nevadan Borreguile fens
English name:
Nevadan Borreguile fens
Description (English)
Formations occupying permanently waterlogged peaty soils of glacial depressions and edges of their small lakes, and also waterholes in Nardus grasslands, at the oro-Mediterranean level of the Sierra Nevada, dominated by Carex intricata, with Carex echinata, Eleocharis uniglumis, Viola palustris, Cerastium cerastoides, Veronica repens and Sierra Nevadan endemics Ranunculus alismoides, Festuca frigida, Pinguicula nevadensis, Leontodon microcephalus.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D2.241 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cerastium cerastoides
Flowering Plants
Eleocharis uniglumis
Flowering Plants
Festuca frigida
Flowering Plants
Leontodon microcephalus
Flowering Plants
Pinguicula nevadensis
Flowering Plants
Veronica repens
Flowering Plants
Viola palustris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cerastium cerastoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Eleocharis uniglumis | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca frigida | Flowering Plants | |
| Leontodon microcephalus | Flowering Plants | |
| Pinguicula nevadensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Veronica repens | Flowering Plants | |
| Viola palustris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.441 | Nevadan Borreguile fens | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.241 | Nevadan Borreguile fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.241 | Nevadan Borreguile fens | same |
