Boreal globe sedge Pinus sylvestris fen forests

Description (English)

Scots pine fen woods of the western boreal region of the Palaearctic, with a tree layer of Pinus sylvestris, field layer dominated by Carex globularis, a dwarf-shrub layer sparser than in Scots pine fen woods of unit T3J22, and a ground layer dominated by the acidophilous sphagna Sphagnum angustifolium or Sphagnum fuscum. The species cort

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code T3J21

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus sylvestris
Flowering Plants Carex globularis
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum angustifolium
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum fuscum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Pinus sylvestris Conifers
Carex globularis Flowering Plants
Sphagnum angustifolium Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum fuscum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) G3.D21 Boreal globe sedge Scots pine fen woods same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.D21 Boreal globe sedge Scots pine fen woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.D21 Boreal globe sedge Scots pine fen woods same
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