Carex dioica , Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens
Description (English)
Diverse rich fen communities dominated by small sedges, among which Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris or species of the Carex flava group, are usually prominent, but with little or no Carex davalliana. They have a distinctly western and northern distribution, occurring, in particular, in Fennoscandia, Baltic, the British Isles, the Causses, Iberia, with a disjunct area of prominence in the middle European Hercynian ranges and the Carpathians.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q421 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex davalliana
Flowering Plants
Carex dioica
Flowering Plants
Carex flava
Flowering Plants
Carex pulicaris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex davalliana | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex flava | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex pulicaris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.15 | Carex dioica, Carex pulicaris and Carex flava fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.15 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.25 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.25 | Dioecious-flea-yellow sedge fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.25 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.25 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.25 | same |
