Alpine cushion sedge carpets
Description (English)
Open formations of the alpine level of the southeastern Alps, and, to a lesser extent, of the northeastern Alps, composed of cushions of Carex firma and other low-growing rosette or cushion plants among which Saxifraga caesia, Gentiana clusii, Gentiana froelichii, Gentiana terglouensis, Crepis jacquinii, Pedicularis rosea, Saussurea pygmaea, Dianthus monspessulanus ssp. sternbergii, Primula wulfeniana, Chamorchis alpina, Sesleria albicans, Carex mucronata, sometimes in association with mats of Dryas octopetala.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R44331 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex firma
Flowering Plants
Dryas octopetala
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex firma | Flowering Plants | |
| Dryas octopetala | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E4.4331 | Alpine cushion sedge carpets | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.4331 | Alpine cushion sedge carpets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.4331 | Alpine cushion sedge carpets | same |
