Brook thistle meadows
English name:
Brook thistle meadows
Description (English)
Eutrophic wet meadows of the Carpathian region dominated by Cirsium rivulare, eastern vicariant of the communities of unit E3.411, characteristically developed on loams, gleys or pseudogleys, often with anmoor (mineral soils, which have a very high portion of undecomposed organic mass) characteristics, in higher, cooler elevations of the montane level. They extend to lowland and hill pre-Pannonic areas, to the pre-Alps of Styria, to the eastern Hercynian ranges, and to the eastern Germano-Baltic plain, northeast, as rare communities, to Lithuania.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E3.41A |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E3.4) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cirsium rivulare
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cirsium rivulare | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.21A | Brook thistle meadows | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.41A | Brook thistle meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.41A | Brook thistle meadows | same |
