Sub-boreal swamp alder forests
Description (English)
Mesotrophic and meso-eutrophic Alnus glutinosa or Alnus glutinosa-Alnus incana swamp woods of northeastern Poland, the Baltic states, Fennoscandia, the northern Sarmatic region and Siberia, with Calamagrostis canescens, Athyrium filix-femina, Cardamine amara, Filipendula ulmaria, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Carex elongata, Carex remota, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergon cordifolium, Climacium dendroides, Thuidium tamariscinum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1-5114 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Athyrium filix-femina
Flowering Plants
Alnus glutinosa
Flowering Plants
Alnus incana
Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis canescens
Flowering Plants
Cardamine amara
Flowering Plants
Carex elongata
Flowering Plants
Carex remota
Flowering Plants
Filipendula ulmaria
Flowering Plants
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Mosses & Liverworts
Brachythecium rivulare
Mosses & Liverworts
Calliergon cordifolium
Mosses & Liverworts
Climacium dendroides
Mosses & Liverworts
Thuidium tamariscinum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Athyrium filix-femina | Ferns | |
| Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Alnus incana | Flowering Plants | |
| Calamagrostis canescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Cardamine amara | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex elongata | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex remota | Flowering Plants | |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Calliergon cordifolium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Climacium dendroides | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Thuidium tamariscinum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Not available
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.4114 | Sub-boreal swamp alder woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.4114 | Sub-boreal swamp alder woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.4114 | Sub-boreal swamp alder woods | same |
