Boreal sedge-sphagnum spruce swamp forests
Description (English)
Spruce swamp woods of boreonemoral and boreal regions of the western Palaearctic dominated by Picea abies or Picea obovata, with a field layer rich in sedges, horsetails, short and tall herbs, developed on nutrient-rich gley substrates with wet fen mull at the surface, and near-surface flowing or stagnant groundwater. Betula pubescens, Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana may participate in the tree layer, Carex spp., Filipendula ulmaria, Equisetum spp., Salix spp., Calla palustris may dominate the herb and shrub layer, Sphagnum spp. dominate the ground layer; the species cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3K23 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Picea abies
Conifers
Picea obovata
Flowering Plants
Alnus glutinosa
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Picea obovata | Conifers | |
| Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.D53 | Boreal sedge-sphagnum spruce swamp woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D53 | Boreal sedge-sphagnum spruce swamp woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D53 | Boreal sedge-sphagnum spruce swamp woods | same |
