Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens
Description (English)
Rich fen communities of Iceland dominated by Equisetum palustre, accompanied by a variety of grasses, sedges, in particular Carex rariflora, and mosses, characteristic notably of badly drained solifluxion ledges on slopes.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q455 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Equisetum palustre
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Equisetum palustre | Ferns |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.1L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.2L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.2L | Icelandic Equisetum palustre fens | same |
