Trichophorum cespitosum alkaline fens
English name:
Deergrass alkaline fens
Description (English)
Scirpus cespitosus-dominated communities of alkaline fens, mainly characteristic of oceanic to subcontinental parts of the boreal region and of the alpine and subalpine levels of the Alps and the Pyrenees, at altitudes superior to those of the Caricetum davallianae communities of unit D4.13, including their deergrass-rich facies (unit D4.132).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D4.1E |
|---|---|
| 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
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 | 54.2E | Deergrass alkaline fens | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.2.3b | Species rich Deer grass variant | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.3 | Parvocariçaie neutro-basophile | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1E | Trichophorum cespitosum alkaline fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1E | Trichophorum cespitosum alkaline fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1E | Trichophorum cespitosum alkaline fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.1E | Trichophorum cespitosum alkaline fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.1E | Trichophorum cespitosum alkaline fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.1E | Deergrass alkaline fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.2E | Deergrass alkaline fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.2E | Deergrass alkaline fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.2E | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.2E | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.2E | same |
