Boreal purple moorgrass meadows
Description (English)
Acidocline oligotrophic wet, often inundated, grasslands of boreal Fennoscandia dominated by Molinia caerulea, with Achillea millefolium, Bartsia alpina, Galium boreale, Geranium sylvaticum, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Pinguicula vulgaris, Parnassia palustris, Scutellaria galericulata, Trientalis europaea, Viola epipsila, Carex acuta, Carex aquatilis, Juncus filiformis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Nardus stricta, Vaccinium uliginosum, Hypnum lindbergii, Mnium rugicum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R3714 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Achillea millefolium
Flowering Plants
Bartsia alpina
Flowering Plants
Carex acuta
Flowering Plants
Carex aquatilis
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia cespitosa
Flowering Plants
Galium boreale
Flowering Plants
Geranium sylvaticum
Flowering Plants
Juncus filiformis
Flowering Plants
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea
Flowering Plants
Nardus stricta
Flowering Plants
Parnassia palustris
Flowering Plants
Pinguicula vulgaris
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Scutellaria galericulata
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Trientalis europaea
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
Flowering Plants
Viola epipsila
Mosses & Liverworts
Hypnum lindbergii
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Bartsia alpina | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex acuta | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex aquatilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium boreale | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus filiformis | Flowering Plants | |
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
| Nardus stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Parnassia palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Scutellaria galericulata | Flowering Plants | |
| Trientalis europaea | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Viola epipsila | Flowering Plants | |
| Hypnum lindbergii | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E3.514 | Boreal purple moorgrass meadows | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.514 | Boreal purple moorgrass meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.514 | Boreal purple moorgrass meadows | same |
