Perialpine deergrass acidic fens

English name: Perialpine deergrass acidic fens

Description (English)

Scirpus cespitosus-dominated communities of subalpine and alpine fens of the Alps, the Vosges, the Black Forest, the Bohemian Quadrangle, generally installed on somewhat drier ground than the Caricetum fuscae and providing the transition between it and the wetter fringe of the Nardus grasslands.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D2.251

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Scirpus cespitosus
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Scirpus cespitosus Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 54.451 Perialpine deergrass acidic fens source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D2.251 Perialpine deergrass acidic fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D2.251 Perialpine deergrass acidic fens same
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