Northern boreal alluvial meadows
Description (English)
Meadows along large rivers with placid river sections which are frozen every winter, are affected by flooding in spring. The traditional management as hay meadows has usually ceased. They are not yet severely overgrown with trees and bushes. Distributed in Finland, Sweden. Includes several vegetation types which vary according to the moisture (flooding) gradient: alluvial meadows dominated by Equisetum fluviatile, Carex acuta, Carex aquatilis, Calamagrostis, Phalaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, or tall-herbs, and dry alluvial meadows. Other species: Convallaria majalis, Elymus fibrosus, Elymus mutabilis, Festuca ovina, Galium boreale, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Salix triandra, Solidago virgaurea, Thalictrum simplex ssp. boreale and Trollius europaeus.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R356 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex aquatilis
Flowering Plants
Convallaria majalis
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
Flowering Plants
Elymus fibrosus
Flowering Plants
Elymus mutabilis
Flowering Plants
Festuca ovina
Flowering Plants
Galium boreale
Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants
Salix triandra
Flowering Plants
Solidago virgaurea
Flowering Plants
Thalictrum simplex
Flowering Plants
Trollius europaeus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex aquatilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Convallaria majalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Elymus fibrosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Elymus mutabilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca ovina | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium boreale | Flowering Plants | |
| Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix triandra | Flowering Plants | |
| Solidago virgaurea | Flowering Plants | |
| Thalictrum simplex | Flowering Plants | |
| Trollius europaeus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E3.47 | Northern boreal alluvial meadows | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.47 | Northern boreal alluvial meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.47 | Northern boreal alluvial meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.47 | Northern boreal alluvial meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.47 | Northern boreal alluvial meadows | same |
