Bittercress springs
English name:
Bittercress springs
Description (English)
Spring communities of mostly collinar and montane, shaded waters poor in lime of the Palaearctic domaine, with Ranunculus hederaceus, Cardamine amara, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine raphanifolia, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Chrysosplenium alternifolium, Saxifraga clusii ssp. lepismigena, ranging southwest to the Cordillera Cantabrica.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D2.2C2 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cardamine amara
Flowering Plants
Cardamine flexuosa
Flowering Plants
Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Flowering Plants
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus hederaceus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cardamine amara | Flowering Plants | |
| Cardamine flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Chrysosplenium alternifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus hederaceus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.112 | Bittercress springs | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.2C2 | Bittercress springs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.2C2 | Bittercress springs | same |
