Boreal Eriophorum vaginatum sphagnum fens

English name: Boreal Eriophorum vaginatum sphagnum fens

Description (English)

Species-poor poor fen lawn communities of the Palaearctic domaine, in particular, of northern and western Fennoscandia, dominated by Eriophorum vaginatum, with a ground layer formed by sphagna, notably Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum. The very reduced species cortège may include Andromeda polifolia, Carex pauciflora, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccus.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D2.291

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Andromeda polifolia
Flowering Plants Carex pauciflora
Flowering Plants Drosera rotundifolia
Flowering Plants Eriophorum vaginatum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum magellanicum
Mosses & Liverworts Sphagnum papillosum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Andromeda polifolia Flowering Plants
Carex pauciflora Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia Flowering Plants
Eriophorum vaginatum Flowering Plants
Sphagnum magellanicum Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum papillosum Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 54.491 Boreal Eriophorum vaginatum sphagnum fens source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D2.291 Boreal Eriophorum vaginatum sphagnum fens same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D2.291 Boreal Eriophorum vaginatum sphagnum fens same
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