Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens
Description (English)
Meso-eutrophic fen communities dominated by Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum), with Drepanocladus revolvens, Scorpidium spp., Chrysohypnum stellatum, recorded from Scandinavia, from Germano-Baltic moraine land, from the subalpine and alpine levels of the Alps and the greater Hercynian ranges. They may constitute a Scirpus hudsonianus facies of the yellow-dioecious sedge fens of unit Q4213.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q423 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Mosses & Liverworts
Drepanocladus revolvens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Drepanocladus revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1D | Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1D | Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1D | Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1D | Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.1D | Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.1D | Scirpus hudsonianus (Trichophorum alpinum) alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.1D | Alpine deer-sedge alkaline fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.2D | Alpine deer-sedge alkaline fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.2D | Alpine deer-sedge alkaline fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.2D | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.2D | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.2D | same |
