Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens
English name:
Dioecious, flea, and yellow sedge fens
Description (English)
Diverse rich fen communities dominated by small sedges, among which Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris or species of the Carex flava group, are usually prominent, but with little or no Carex davalliana. They have a distinctly western and northern distribution, occurring, in particular, in Fennoscandia, Baltic, the British Isles, the Causses, Iberia, with a disjunct area of prominence in the middle European Hercynian ranges and the Carpathians.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D4.15 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Carex davalliana
Flowering Plants
Carex dioica
Flowering Plants
Carex flava
Flowering Plants
Carex pulicaris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex davalliana | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex flava | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex pulicaris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.25 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.4.2.1a | Sphagnum warnstorfii-variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.4.2.1 | Sedge herb-Brown moss type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.4.2.1b | Campylium-Drepanocladus-variant | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M10 | Carex dioica-Pinguicula vulgaris mire | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.3 | Parvocariçaie neutro-basophile | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.15 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.25 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.25 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.25 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.25 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.25 | same |
