Atlantic greater tussock-sedge alder woods
Description (English)
Eutrophic and mesotrophic alder woods of Atlantic Europe, distributed in the British Isles, western France, locally, northwestern Germany, poor in Carex elongata, and harbouring, in particular, Oenanthe crocata, Osmunda regalis, Carex laevigata, Scutellaria minor. They include all meso-eutrophic alder swamp woods of the British Isles and western France, as well as the less eutrophic woods of the zone of transition between the main range of this unit and the more continental range of unit G1.4112.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.4111 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.41) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Osmunda regalis | Ferns | |
Carex elongata | Flowering Plants | |
Carex laevigata | Flowering Plants | |
Oenanthe crocata | Flowering Plants | |
Scutellaria minor | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 44.9111 | Atlantic greater tussock-sedge alder woods | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.4111 | Atlantic greater tussock-sedge alder woods | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.4111 | Atlantic greater tussock-sedge alder woods | same |