British dioecious-yellow sedge fens
Description (English)
Small Carex swards of calcareous, soligenous mires on peat or mineral gleys, with Carex dioica, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex demissa, Carex nigra, Carex hostiana, Carex flacca, Carex panicea, Eriophorum latifolium, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Blysmus compressus, Scirpus setaceus, Pinguicula vulgaris, Primula farinosa, Bartsia alpina, Tofieldia pusilla and sometimes, Juncus articulatus, Juncus alpinoarticulatus, Molinia caerulea, Equisetum variegatum, Anagallis tenella, Epipactis palustris and the bryophytes Campylium stellatum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Drepanocladus revolvens, Riccardia pinguis, Cratoneuron commutatum, Fissidens adianthoides, characteristic mostly of northern England and Scotland.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q4211 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Equisetum variegatum
Flowering Plants
Anagallis tenella
Flowering Plants
Bartsia alpina
Flowering Plants
Blysmus compressus
Flowering Plants
Carex demissa
Flowering Plants
Carex dioica
Flowering Plants
Carex flacca
Flowering Plants
Carex hostiana
Flowering Plants
Carex lepidocarpa
Flowering Plants
Carex nigra
Flowering Plants
Carex panicea
Flowering Plants
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Flowering Plants
Epipactis palustris
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum latifolium
Flowering Plants
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Flowering Plants
Juncus articulatus
Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea
Flowering Plants
Pinguicula vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Primula farinosa
Flowering Plants
Scirpus setaceus
Flowering Plants
Tofieldia pusilla
Mosses & Liverworts
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Mosses & Liverworts
Campylium stellatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Cratoneuron commutatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Drepanocladus revolvens
Mosses & Liverworts
Fissidens adianthoides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Equisetum variegatum | Ferns | |
| Anagallis tenella | Flowering Plants | |
| Bartsia alpina | Flowering Plants | |
| Blysmus compressus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex demissa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex flacca | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex hostiana | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex lepidocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex panicea | Flowering Plants | |
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Epipactis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum latifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus articulatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Primula farinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Scirpus setaceus | Flowering Plants | |
| Tofieldia pusilla | Flowering Plants | |
| Bryum pseudotriquetrum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Cratoneuron commutatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Drepanocladus revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Fissidens adianthoides | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.151 | British dioecious-yellow sedge fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.151 | British dioecious-yellow sedge fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.151 | British dioecious-yellow sedge fens | same |
