Eriophorum marsh-fens
English name:
Cottonsedge marsh-fens
Description (English)
Eriophorum scheuchzeri- or Eriophorum angustifolium-dominated marsh-fen communities of fine-grained long-submerged alluvial deposits of the inundation zone of rivers, brooks, lakes or deltas of the arctic, subarctic, arctoalpine and boreoalpine regions of the Palaearctic.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D4.261 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D4.2) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum scheuchzeri
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum scheuchzeri | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.71 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.2.2.4 | Alluvial vegetation, Tall Sedge type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.2.2.2 | Arctic Cotton grass type | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.261 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.261 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.261 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.261 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D5.41 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D5.51 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.71 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.71 | Eriophorum marsh-fens | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.71 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.71 | same |
