Hard water bryophyte springs
Description (English)
Communities of calcareous springs, flushes, seeps or parts of spring systems of nemoral and boreal Europe overwhelmingly dominated by bryophytes forming carpets, curtains or mounds with no or a modest amount of tufa deposition. Typical dominants are the mosses Cratoneuron filicinum, Cratoneuron commutatum, Cratoneuron commutatum var. falcatum, Cratoneuron decipiens, also the mosses Philonotis calcarea, Paludella squarrosa, Hygrohypnum luridum, or the hepatic Leiocolea bantriensis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code D4.1N11 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D4.1) |
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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Cratoneuron commutatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Cratoneuron decipiens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Cratoneuron filicinum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Hygrohypnum luridum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Paludella squarrosa | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Philonotis calcarea | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.1221 | Hard water bryophyte springs | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.1N11 | Hard water bryophyte springs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.1N11 | Hard water bryophyte springs | same |