Sphagnum and Eriophorum rafts
Description (English)
Transition mire communities formed by floating, sometimes drifting, carpets of sphagna, in particular, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum auriculatum (Sphagnum obesum) or of sphagna and Eriophorum angustifolium. They may constitute fairly large transition mire communities in permanent heath pools, periglacial palsas, large raised bog and blanket bog pools and in former peat extraction holes. They often succeed the communities of unit D2.39 in the colonization process. They have an appearance that ranges from low, barely emerging sphagnum mats to fairly dense cottonsedge beds. Drosera rotundifolia is often abundant. The sphagnum and common cottongrass communities are an important habitat for the threatened bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D2.38 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D2.3) |
| 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 | Transition mires and quaking bogs | 7140 | 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
Drosera rotundifolia
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Hammarbya paludosa
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum auriculatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum cuspidatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum recurvum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Drosera rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Hammarbya paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Sphagnum auriculatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum cuspidatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum recurvum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.58 | Sphagnum and cottonsedge rafts | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.3.4d | Intermediate peat mud type with Drepanocladus spp. | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.2.4.2 | Oligotrophic peat mud type poor in mosses | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.4.2 | Cariçaie de transition oligotrophe | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.38 | Sphagnum and Eriophorum rafts | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.38 | Sphagnum and Eriophorum rafts | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D2.38 | Sphagnum and Eriophorum rafts | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D2.38 | Sphagnum and Eriophorum rafts | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D2.38 | Sphagnum and Eriophorum rafts | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D3.18 | Sphagnum and cottonsedge rafts | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.58 | Sphagnum and cottonsedge rafts | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.58 | Sphagnum and cottonsedge rafts | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.58 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.58 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.58 | same |
