Sphagnum imbricatum hummocks

English name: Sphagnum imbricatum hummocks

Description (English)

Often tall, large, dense hummocks of European bogs formed by the large, orange-gold Sphagnum imbricatum, limited to undisturbed bogs in areas of strong maritime influence, in particular, in the British Isles, southwestern Sweden, Hercynian Belgium, northwestern Germany, formerly common, today rare and increasingly so.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D1.11115

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum imbricatum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Sphagnum imbricatum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 51.1115 Sphagnum imbricatum hummocks source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D1.11115 Sphagnum imbricatum hummocks same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D1.11115 Sphagnum imbricatum hummocks same
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