Boreal Carex atrofusca swards
Description (English)
Rich Carex atrofusca-dominated fen communities of the lower alpine level of boreoalpine and arctoalpine mountains of Fennoscandia, on calcareous substrates with near-surface ground water and relatively high pH; peat production is usually low and mineral earth can be bare. The species cortège typically includes Carex vaginata, Carex capillaris, Carex parallela, Carex dioica, Carex bigelowii, Juncus triglumis, Juncus biglumis, Polygonum viviparum (Bistorta vivipara), Saxifraga aizoides, Thalictrum alpinum, Tofieldia pusilla, Salix reticulata, Drepanocladus revolvens, Campylium stellatum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q45A |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex atrofusca
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex atrofusca | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.25 | Boreal Carex atrofusca swards | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.25 | Boreal Carex atrofusca swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.25 | Boreal Carex atrofusca swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.25 | Boreal Carex atrofusca swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.25 | Boreal Carex atrofusca swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.25 | Boreal Carex atrofusca swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.25 | Boreal scorched sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.35 | Boreal scorched sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.35 | Boreal scorched sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.35 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.35 | same |
