Ombrotrophic percolation mire
Description (English)
Dome-shaped Sphagnum mire only fed by precipitation, which in contrast to bogs in other parts of the world have slightly humified and highly permeable peat over its total depth. So far only described from the Kolchis area of Georgia. Dominated by Sphagnum papillosum, S. imbricatum and S. palustre, vascular plants include Molinia caerulea, Rhynchospora alba, R. caucasica, Rhododendron ponticum, R. luteum, Vaccinium arctostaphyllos and Drosera rotundifolia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q13 |
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| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
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| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | * Active raised bogs | 7110 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
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Other classifications
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For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
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