Boreal sedge willow carrs
Description (English)
Low woods and scrubs colonizing fens, marshy floodplains and fringes of lakes and ponds of the boreal zone of the Palaearctic dominated by large or medium sized shrubby willows, generally Salix cinerea or Salix aurita, accompanied by Salix phylicifolia, Salix nigricans (Salix myrsinifolia) and the boreal Salix glauca, Salix lapponum, with sedges, in particular, Carex aquatilis, Carex caespitosa, brown mosses and sphagna.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S925 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex aquatilis
Flowering Plants
Carex caespitosa
Flowering Plants
Salix aurita
Flowering Plants
Salix cinerea
Flowering Plants
Salix lapponum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex aquatilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex caespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix aurita | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix cinerea | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix lapponum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F9.25 | Boreal sedge willow carrs | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.25 | Boreal sedge willow carrs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.25 | Boreal sedge willow carrs | same |
