Fennoscandian Paludella spring bogs
Description (English)
Transition mire brown moss-forb-sedge communities of boreal regions of the Palaearctic domaine, in particular, of Fennoscandia, characteric of rich fens with moving surface water resulting from flooding or the proximity of springs. Filipendula ulmaria and Paludella squarrosa are typical of these communities. The highly variable vascular species cortège may include Cirsium helenioides, Crepis paludosa, Epilobium spp., Geum rivale, Menyanthes trifoliata, Parnassia palustris, Potentilla palustris, Salix spp., Saussurea alpina, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Equisetum fluviatile, Carex spp., Eriophorum latifolium; the moss layer may include Bryum spp., Calliergon spp., Cinclidium stygium, Cratoneuron spp., Drepanocladus spp., Helodium blandowii, Mnium spp., Philonotis spp., Scorpidium scorpioides, Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Tomentypnum nitens.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q2596 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cirsium helenioides
Flowering Plants
Crepis paludosa
Flowering Plants
Filipendula ulmaria
Mosses & Liverworts
Paludella squarrosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cirsium helenioides | Flowering Plants | |
| Crepis paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
| Paludella squarrosa | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.396 | Fennoscandian Paludella spring bogs | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.396 | Fennoscandian Paludella spring bogs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.396 | Fennoscandian Paludella spring bogs | same |
