Schoenus nigricans fens
Description (English)
Schoenus nigricans-dominated or -rich communities of rich fens of nemoral, Pannonic and Pontic Europe, of wide distribution, though less common in Alpine and peri-Alpine regions than the next unit, and confined to lower altitudes. Rushes, Juncus subnodulosus in British and western continental inland fens, Juncus balticus in dune-slack fens, are often abundant. Other accompanying species include Carex lepidocarpa, Carex hostiana, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum latifolium, Molinia caerulea, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Dactylorhiza traunsteineri, Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, Epipactis palustris, Parnassia palustris, Pinguicula vulgaris, brown mosses and, locally, Pinguicula lusitanica and Drosera anglica. These communities have enormously regressed, particularly in northern and northwestern continental Europe, and are extinct in many regions.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code D4.11 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D4.1) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Alkaline fens | 7230 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Carex hostiana | Flowering Plants | |
Carex lepidocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex panicea | Flowering Plants | |
Carex pulicaris | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylorhiza incarnata | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylorhiza praetermissa | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylorhiza purpurella | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylorhiza traunsteineri | Flowering Plants | |
Drosera anglica | Flowering Plants | |
Epipactis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Eriophorum latifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus balticus | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus subnodulosus | Flowering Plants | |
Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Parnassia palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Pinguicula lusitanica | Flowering Plants | |
Pinguicula vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Schoenus nigricans | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.21 | Black bogrush fens | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M13 | Schoenus nigricans-Juncus subnodulosus mire | narrower |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.3 | Parvocariçaie neutro-basophile | wider |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.11 | Schoenus nigricans fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.11 | Schoenus nigricans fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.11 | Schoenus nigricans fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.11 | Schoenus nigricans fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.11 | Schoenus nigricans fens | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.11 | Black bogrush fens | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.21 | Black bogrush fens | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.21 | Black bogrush fens | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.21 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.21 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.21 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 54.21 | same |