Carex rostrata quaking mires
Description (English)
Transition mire communities of boreal and western nemoral regions dominated by Carex rostrata or, in western Siberia, Carex rotundata, on sphagnum or, sometimes, pleurocarp carpets, usually constituting sparse low formations. They extend south to the mountains of the Caucasus. Vegetation of alliance Caricetum rostratae.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q253 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Flowering Plants
Carex rotundata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rotundata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.33 | Carex rostrata quaking mires | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.33 | Carex rostrata quaking mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.33 | Carex rostrata quaking mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D2.33 | Carex rostrata quaking mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D2.33 | Carex rostrata quaking mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D2.33 | Carex rostrata quaking mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D3.13 | Bottle sedge quaking mires | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.53 | Bottle sedge quaking mires | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.53 | Bottle sedge quaking mires | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.53 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.53 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.53 | same |
