Boreal meadow springs
Description (English)
Bryophyte-rich communities of lime-poor cold springs of the subalpine and alpine zones of boreoalpine and arctoalpine mountains of Fennoscandia and of Iceland, characterized by a greater abundance of tall herbs than in the communities of units D2.2C12 to D2.2C15, in particular, of units D2.2C12 and D2.2C13, to which they are closely related, with a resulting lesser prominence of the moss carpet, dominated by Pohlia wahlenbergii ssp. glacialis (Pohlia albicans f. glacialis) or Philonotis fontana. The communities of this unit may grade into Potentilla crantzii-Bistorta vivipara communities of unit E4.126 and moist Dryas heaths of unit F2.293.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D2.2C16 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Potentilla crantzii
Mosses & Liverworts
Philonotis fontana
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Potentilla crantzii | Flowering Plants | |
| Philonotis fontana | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.1116 | Boreal meadow springs | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.2C16 | Boreal meadow springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.2C16 | Boreal meadow springs | same |
