Fennoscandian brown moss yellow sedge fens
Description (English)
Fen communities of Fennoscandia, concentrated in eutrophic districts, with a field layer of sedges, herbs and grasses that may include Carex dioica, Carex flava, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum latifolium, Schoenus ferrugineus, Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum), Scirpus cespitosus ssp. cespitosus (Trichophorum cespitosum), Molinia caerulea, Equisetum palustre, Selaginella selaginoides, Bartsia alpina, Parnassia palustris, Potentilla erecta, Primula farinosa, Saussurea alpina, Tofieldia pusilla, sometimes with Erica tetralix, Andromeda polifolia, Betula nana, Vaccinium oxycoccos, and a brown-moss carpet dominated by Campylium stellatum, Paludella squarrosa, Tomentypnum nitens, with Drepanocladus intermedius, Fissidens adianthoides, sometimes dominated by Sphagnum warnstorfii.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q42121 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Andromeda polifolia
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Flowering Plants
Erica tetralix
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Mosses & Liverworts
Campylium stellatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Fissidens adianthoides
Mosses & Liverworts
Paludella squarrosa
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Mosses & Liverworts
Tomentypnum nitens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Andromeda polifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica tetralix | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Flowering Plants | |
| Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Fissidens adianthoides | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Paludella squarrosa | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum warnstorfii | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Tomentypnum nitens | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1521 | Fennoscandian brown moss yellow sedge fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1521 | Fennoscandian brown moss yellow sedge fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1521 | Fennoscandian brown moss yellow sedge fens | same |
