Sphagnum magellanicum hummocks
Description (English)
Bog hummocks formed by the swollen-leaved, brownish or greenish-red Sphagnum magellanicum, characteristic of suboceanic bogs, notably of bogs of the Danish archipelago, of sub-Atlantic Scandinavia in southeastern Norway and western Sweden, of northern Central Europe, of the southeastern Baltic lowlands, of the middle European Hercynian ranges, from the Ardennes, the Central Massif, the Vosges, the Black Forest east to the Bohemian Quadrangle, of the northern pre-Alpine plateaux and the Alps south to the southern Alps, of Amurland, also reported from the subalpine level of the Altai.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code D1.11111 |
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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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Sphagnum magellanicum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 51.1111 | Sphagnum magellanicum hummocks | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.11111 | Sphagnum magellanicum hummocks | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.11111 | Sphagnum magellanicum hummocks | same |