Euro-Siberian quillwort swards

English name: Euro-Siberian quillwort swards

Description (English)

Clear-water quillwort swards formed by the northern European and montane Isoetes lacustris and Isoetes echinospora or by the very local endemics Isoetes tenuissima of central western France and Isoetes brochonii of the eastern Pyrenees. Associated species may include Lobelia dortmanna, Sparganium angustifolium, Littorella uniflora, Hippuris vulgaris.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code C3.4113
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C3.4)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Ferns Isoetes brochonii
Ferns Isoetes echinospora
Ferns Isoetes lacustris
Flowering Plants Hippuris vulgaris
Flowering Plants Littorella uniflora
Flowering Plants Lobelia dortmanna
Flowering Plants Sparganium angustifolium
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Isoetes brochonii Ferns
Isoetes echinospora Ferns
Isoetes lacustris Ferns
Hippuris vulgaris Flowering Plants
Littorella uniflora Flowering Plants
Lobelia dortmanna Flowering Plants
Sparganium angustifolium Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 22.3113 Euro-Siberian quillwort swards source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C3.4113 Euro-Siberian quillwort swards same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C3.4113 Euro-Siberian quillwort swards same
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