Hard water bryophyte springs
Description (English)
Communities of calcareous springs, flushes, seeps or parts of spring systems of nemoral and boreal Europe overwhelmingly dominated by bryophytes forming carpets, curtains or mounds with no or a modest amount of tufa deposition. Typical dominants are the mosses Cratoneuron filicinum, Cratoneuron commutatum, Cratoneuron commutatum var. falcatum, Cratoneuron decipiens, also the mosses Philonotis calcarea, Paludella squarrosa, Hygrohypnum luridum, or the hepatic Leiocolea bantriensis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q41611 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Mosses & Liverworts
Hygrohypnum luridum
Mosses & Liverworts
Paludella squarrosa
Mosses & Liverworts
Philonotis calcarea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Hygrohypnum luridum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Paludella squarrosa | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Philonotis calcarea | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1N11 | Hard water bryophyte springs | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1N11 | Hard water bryophyte springs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1N11 | Hard water bryophyte springs | same |
