Moist or wet oligotrophic grassland
Description (English)
Grasslands on wet, nutrient-poor, often peaty soils, of the boreal, nemoral and steppe zones. Includes coarse acid grassland dominated by Molinia caerulea and shorter wet heathy grasslands with Juncus squarrosus, Nardus stricta and Scirpus cespitosus.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E3.5 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
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 | Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) | 6410 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
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Molinion caeruleae Koch 1926 | Wet grass-rich unfertilised meadows at low-altitudes of temperate Europe | Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1947; Molinio-Juncion acutiflori Duvigneaud 1949; Junco subuliflori-Molinion Westhoff in Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Polygono bistortae-Juncion acutiflori de Foucault et Géhu 1980; Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et Tüxen 1952 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Nardo-Juncion squarrosi (Oberd. 1957) Passarge 1964 | Hygrophilous oligotrophic meadows on peaty soils of subatlantic regions of Western and Central Europe | Juncion squarrosi Oberd. 1978 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Caricion fuscae Koch 1926 | Fen meadows with dominating sedges and forbs on non-calcareous soils of temperate Europe and high-altitudes of Mediterranean | Caricion canescenti-fuscae Nordhagen 1936 nom. mut. propos.; Agrostio caninae-Caricion curtae Julve 1993; Anagallido tenellae-Juncion bulbosi Br.-Bl. 1967; Calamagrostion neglectae Palczynski 1975; Carici-Nardion V. Randelovic 1998; Carici-Narthecion scardici Horvat 1936; Caricion canescenti-fuscae Nordhagen ex Tx. 1937; Caricion canescenti-goodenowii Nordhagen 1936; Caricion canescenti-goodenowii Nordhagen 1937; Caricion nigrae Koch 1926 nom. mut. propos.; Comaro palustris-Juncion effusi Passarge 1999; Drepanocladion exannulati Krajina 1933; Drepanocladion exannulati Krajina 1934; Eriophorion scheuchzeri Hadac 1939; Narthecion scardici Horvat 1936; Narthecion scardici Horvat 1960; Narthecion scardici Horvat ex Lakušic 1968; Narthecion scardici Horvat ex Lakušic 1970; Ranunculo-Caricion fuscae Passarge 1978; Rhynchosporion albae Koch 1926 nom. dubium propos.; Sphagnion teretis Succow 1974; Caricion canescenti-nigrae Nordhagen ex Tx. 1937 nom. mut. propos.; Anagallido tenellae-Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. 1967 nom. corr. propos.; Caricion curto-nigrae (Koch 1926) Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Parvocaricion canescentis-fuscae Duvigneaud et Vanden Berghen 1945; Caricion canescenti-nigrae Nordhagen 1936 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Juncus squarrosus | Flowering Plants | |
Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
Scirpus cespitosus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.3 | Oligotrophic humid grasslands | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B11 | Acid grassland: unimproved | overlap |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B12 | Acid grassland: semi-improved | overlap |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B5 | Marsh/marshy grassland | overlap |
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 8 | Acid grassland | overlap |
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 11 | Fen, marsh and swamp | overlap |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.3.1 | Prairie à molinie | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.5 | Moist or wet oligotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.5 | Moist or wet oligotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.5 | Moist or wet oligotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.5 | Moist or wet oligotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.5 | Moist or wet oligotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.5 | Moist or wet acid or oligotrophic grassland | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.3 | Oligotrophic humid grasslands | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.3 | Oligotrophic humid grasslands | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.3 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.3 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.3 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.3 | same |