Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires
Description (English)
Transition mire communities of boreal and western nemoral regions of the Palaearctic domaine constituted by mats of acidophilous sphagna with a usually low, open growth of Carex rostrata, accompanied by Carex nigra, Carex canescens, Carex limosa, Vaccinium oxycoccos; the main sphagna are Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum angustifolium, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum flexuosum, Sphagnum riparium, Sphagnum obtusum, Sphagnum dusenii.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q2531 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex canescens
Flowering Plants
Carex limosa
Flowering Plants
Carex nigra
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum angustifolium
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum auriculatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum flexuosum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum obtusum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum recurvum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum riparium
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex canescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex limosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Flowering Plants | |
| Sphagnum angustifolium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum auriculatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum flexuosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum obtusum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum recurvum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum riparium | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.331 | Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.331 | Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.331 | Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires | same |
