Extremely rich moss-sedge fen
Description (English)
Base-rich fens without calcium carbonate precipitation, neutral, often with calcium-tolerant sphagna (e.g. Sphagnum contortum, S. subfulvum, S. teres and S. warnstorfii) dominated by sedges.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q42 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
| Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species
Constant species
Dominant species
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Mosses & Liverworts
Paludella squarrosa
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum contortum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum teres
Mosses & Liverworts
Tomentypnum nitens
Flowering Plants
Trichophorum alpinum
Mosses & Liverworts
Cinclidium stygium
Mosses & Liverworts
Scorpidium revolvens
Flowering Plants
Carex dioica
Flowering Plants
Menyanthes trifoliata
Mosses & Liverworts
Campylium stellatum
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Mosses & Liverworts
Aulacomnium palustre
Mosses & Liverworts
Straminergon stramineum
Mosses & Liverworts
Loeskypnum badium
Flowering Plants
Carex lasiocarpa
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia
Mosses & Liverworts
Calliergon giganteum
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Sphagnum warnstorfii | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Paludella squarrosa | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum contortum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum teres | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Tomentypnum nitens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Trichophorum alpinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Cinclidium stygium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Scorpidium revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Aulacomnium palustre | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Straminergon stramineum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Loeskypnum badium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Carex lasiocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Calliergon giganteum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Mosses & Liverworts
Campylium stellatum
Flowering Plants
Potentilla erecta
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Mosses & Liverworts
Scorpidium revolvens
Mosses & Liverworts
Aulacomnium palustre
Flowering Plants
Menyanthes trifoliata
Flowering Plants
Carex panicea
Flowering Plants
Carex nigra
Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea
Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia
Mosses & Liverworts
Tomentypnum nitens
Flowering Plants
Parnassia palustris
Ferns
Equisetum palustre
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum teres
Flowering Plants
Carex echinata
Mosses & Liverworts
Calliergonella cuspidata
Mosses & Liverworts
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Flowering Plants
Viola palustris
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Sphagnum warnstorfii | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Potentilla erecta | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Scorpidium revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Aulacomnium palustre | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex panicea | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Tomentypnum nitens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Parnassia palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Equisetum palustre | Ferns | |
| Sphagnum teres | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Carex echinata | Flowering Plants | |
| Calliergonella cuspidata | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Bryum pseudotriquetrum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Viola palustris | Flowering Plants |
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Mosses & Liverworts
Scorpidium revolvens
Mosses & Liverworts
Campylium stellatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum teres
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum contortum
Mosses & Liverworts
Tomentypnum nitens
Flowering Plants
Menyanthes trifoliata
Flowering Plants
Carex lasiocarpa
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Sphagnum warnstorfii | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Scorpidium revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum teres | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum contortum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Tomentypnum nitens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex lasiocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D3.2 | Aapa mires | overlap |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | D4.1a | Small-sedge base-rich fen and calcareous spring mire | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D3.2 | Aapa mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D3.2 | Aapa mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D3.2 | Aapa mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D3.2 | Aapa mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D3.2 | Aapa mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | X03 | Aapa mires | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.1 | Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.2 | Rich fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.8 | Aapa mires | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.8 | Aapa mires | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.2 | Rich fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.2 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.8 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.8 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.2 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.2 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 54.2 | same |
