Carex heleonastes swards
Description (English)
Transition mire communities of the Palaearctic domaine dominated by Carex heleonastes, often associated with Meesia triquetra, forming short to medium-tall swards, of local distribution in transition mires and in bog hollows of peri-Alpine and northern European areas.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q256 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex heleonastes
Mosses & Liverworts
Meesia triquetra
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex heleonastes | Flowering Plants | |
| Meesia triquetra | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.36 | Carex heleonastes swards | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.36 | Carex heleonastes swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.36 | Carex heleonastes swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D2.36 | Carex heleonastes swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D2.36 | Carex heleonastes swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D2.36 | Carex heleonastes swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D3.16 | Peat sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.56 | Peat sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.56 | Peat sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.56 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.56 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.56 | same |
