Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires
Description (English)
Transition mire communities of boreal and western nemoral regions of the Palaearctic domaine constituted by mats of acidophilous sphagna with a usually low, open growth of Carex rostrata, accompanied by Carex nigra, Carex canescens, Carex limosa, Vaccinium oxycoccos; the main sphagna are Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum angustifolium, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum flexuosum, Sphagnum riparium, Sphagnum obtusum, Sphagnum dusenii.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code D2.331 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D2.3) |
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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Carex canescens | Flowering Plants | |
Carex limosa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium oxycoccos | Flowering Plants | |
Sphagnum angustifolium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum auriculatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum flexuosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum obtusum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum recurvum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum riparium | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.531 | Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.331 | Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.331 | Acidocline bottle sedge quaking mires | same |