Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs
Description (English)
Rhynchospora alba-rich formations of transition mires of the Palaearctic domaine, with Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Carex limosa, Carex rostrata, Sphagnum recurvum and sometimes with Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eriophorum latifolium, Andromeda polifolia or Scheuchzeria palustris.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q257 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Andromeda polifolia
Flowering Plants
Carex limosa
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Flowering Plants
Drosera anglica
Flowering Plants
Drosera intermedia
Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia
Flowering Plants
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum latifolium
Flowering Plants
Rhynchospora alba
Flowering Plants
Scheuchzeria palustris
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum recurvum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Andromeda polifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex limosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera anglica | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera intermedia | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum latifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhynchospora alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Scheuchzeria palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Flowering Plants | |
| Sphagnum recurvum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.37 | Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.37 | Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.37 | Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D2.37 | Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D2.37 | Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D2.37 | Rhynchospora alba quaking bogs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D3.17 | Beak-sedge quaking bogs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.57 | Beak-sedge quaking bogs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.57 | Beak-sedge quaking bogs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.57 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.57 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.57 | same |
