Sphagnum slender-sedge swards
Description (English)
Acidocline quaking mires and floating mats of the Palaearctic domaine dominated by Carex lasiocarpa associated with sphagna (Sphagnum angustifolium, Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum lindbergii, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum balticum, Sphagnum dusenii, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum riparium, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum flexuosum, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum auriculatum) and Polytrichum commune. Characteristic accompanying species include Carex rostrata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Equisetum fluviatile, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza sphagnicola, Comarum palustre, Vaccinium oxycoccos.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q2512 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Equisetum fluviatile
Flowering Plants
Carex lasiocarpa
Flowering Plants
Carex nigra
Flowering Plants
Carex panicea
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Flowering Plants
Comarum palustre
Flowering Plants
Dactylorhiza sphagnicola
Flowering Plants
Narthecium ossifragum
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum angustifolium
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Equisetum fluviatile | Ferns | |
| Carex lasiocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex panicea | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Comarum palustre | Flowering Plants | |
| Dactylorhiza sphagnicola | Flowering Plants | |
| Narthecium ossifragum | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Flowering Plants | |
| Sphagnum angustifolium | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.312 | Sphagnum slender-sedge swards | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.312 | Sphagnum slender-sedge swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.312 | Sphagnum slender-sedge swards | same |
