Carex rostrata alkaline fens
Description (English)
Alkaline fen communities dominated by Carex rostrata, accompanied by a carpet of brown mosses, sometimes with basicline sphagna, and few vascular plants other than sedges, occupying very wet sites in rich fen complexes; these communities, which grade into transition mire communities of unit Q25, or into tall sedge communities of units Q53141 or Q53125, are best characterised in the Fennoscandian mountains, although they can be individualised in other fen systems, in particular, in upland Britain. Accompanying species include Carex aquatilis, Carex juncella, Carex rotundata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Viola epipsila, and small willows, notably Salix lapponum, Salix glauca.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q432 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex aquatilis
Flowering Plants
Carex juncella
Flowering Plants
Carex rostrata
Flowering Plants
Carex rotundata
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Salix lapponum
Flowering Plants
Viola epipsila
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex aquatilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex juncella | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rotundata | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix lapponum | Flowering Plants | |
| Viola epipsila | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1C | Carex rostrata alkaline fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1C | Carex rostrata alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1C | Carex rostrata alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1C | Carex rostrata alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.1C | Carex rostrata alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.1C | Carex rostrata alkaline fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.1C | Bottle sedge alkaline fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.2C | Bottle sedge alkaline fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.2C | Bottle sedge alkaline fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.2C | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.2C | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.2C | same |
