Brown moss-bottle sedge quaking mires

English name: Brown moss-bottle sedge quaking mires

Description (English)

Transition mire communities of boreal and western nemoral regions of the Palaearctic domaine formed by Carex rostrata with brown mosses, in particular, Calliergon cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum, Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium scorpioides, Drepanocladus revolvens.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D2.3322
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D2.3)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carex rostrata
Mosses & Liverworts Calliergon giganteum
Mosses & Liverworts Campylium stellatum
Mosses & Liverworts Drepanocladus revolvens
Mosses & Liverworts Scorpidium scorpioides
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carex rostrata Flowering Plants
Calliergon giganteum Mosses & Liverworts
Campylium stellatum Mosses & Liverworts
Drepanocladus revolvens Mosses & Liverworts
Scorpidium scorpioides Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 54.5322 Brown moss-bottle sedge quaking mires source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D2.3322 Brown moss-bottle sedge quaking mires same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D2.3322 Brown moss-bottle sedge quaking mires same
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