Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens
Description (English)
Rich fen Carex bigelowii-dominated communities of the lower alpine level of Iceland, descending, in the north, into the lowlands, occupying level substrates subjected to water movement and fluctuating moisture, with a consequently variable vegetation; mosses play a major role. The species cortège may include Carex capillaris, Carex dioica, Carex nigra, Carex rariflora, Eriophorum angustifolium, Calamagrostis stricta, Festuca rubra s.l., Phleum alpinum, Polygonum vivipara, Saxifraga hirculus, Salix callicarpaea (Salix arctica), Salix herbacea, Vaccinium uliginosum, Thalictrum alpinum, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum variegatum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q454 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis stricta
Flowering Plants
Carex bigelowii
Flowering Plants
Carex capillaris
Flowering Plants
Carex dioica
Flowering Plants
Carex nigra
Flowering Plants
Carex rariflora
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Festuca rubra
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Calamagrostis stricta | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex bigelowii | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex capillaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rariflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1J | Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1J | Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1J | Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1J | Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.1J | Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.1J | Icelandic Carex bigelowii fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.1J | Icelandic stiff sedge fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.2J | Icelandic stiff sedge fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.2J | Icelandic stiff sedge fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.2J | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.2J | same |
