Hard water spring mires
Description (English)
Spring mires of calcareous, often petrifying, springs. Their specialised communities, usually dominated by bryophytes, belong to the Cratoneurion commutati. Characteristic species are the mosses Cratoneuron filicinum, Cratoneuron commutatum, Cratoneuron commutatum var. falcatum, Catoscopium nigritum, Eucladium verticillatum, Gymnostomum recurvirostrae, with Equisetum telmateia, Equisetum variegatum and flowering plants including Cochlearia pyrenaica, Arabis soyeri, Pinguicula vulgaris, Saxifraga aizoides. The associated swamp communities belong to the Caricetalia davallianae, see units Q412, Q413, Q421. Large petrifying springs form tufa cones that constitute singular habitats with several interacting plant and animal communities, which are described as subunits.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q416 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arabis soyeri
Flowering Plants
Cochlearia pyrenaica
Flowering Plants
Pinguicula vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Saxifraga aizoides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arabis soyeri | Flowering Plants | |
| Cochlearia pyrenaica | Flowering Plants | |
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Saxifraga aizoides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1N | Hard water spring mires | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1N | Hard water spring mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1N | Hard water spring mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1N | Hard water spring mires | same |
