Mud-bottom schlenken
Description (English)
Temporarily inundated shallow hollows, usually dominated by an often sparse cover of Rhynchospora alba, with Rhynchospora fusca, Scheuchzeria palustris, Drosera intermedia, Lycopodiella inundata, sometimes dominated by Eriophorum angustifolium or Eriophorum vaginatum, with a ground cover almost devoid of sphagna and often reduced to algae, in particular, the conjugate Zygogonium ericetorum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q11122 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Lycopodiella inundata
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum vaginatum
Flowering Plants
Rhynchospora alba
Flowering Plants
Rhynchospora fusca
Flowering Plants
Scheuchzeria palustris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Lycopodiella inundata | Ferns | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum vaginatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhynchospora alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhynchospora fusca | Flowering Plants | |
| Scheuchzeria palustris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D1.1122 | Mud-bottom schlenken | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.1122 | Mud-bottom schlenken | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.1122 | Mud-bottom schlenken | same |
