Oroboreal bog bean-sphagnum rafts

Description (English)

Oligotrophic transition mire communities of the subalpine level of the boreoalpine and arctoalpine mountains of Fennoscandia formed by Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum lindbergii, Sphagnum majus, with Carex spp., Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum russeolum.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code Q2592

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum lindbergii
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum majus
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Sphagnum lindbergii Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum majus Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) D2.392 Oroboreal bog bean-sphagnum rafts same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D2.392 Oroboreal bog bean-sphagnum rafts same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D2.392 Oroboreal bog bean-sphagnum rafts same
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