Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen forests
Description (English)
Pinus sylvestris mire woods of rich fens of the boreal region of the western Palaearctic west to Finland with a brown-moss rich undergrowth formed of herbs, graminids and small shrubs. The species cortège includes Betula nana, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Salix nigricans (Salix myrsinifolia), Vaccinium uliginosum, Juniperus communis, Rubus chamaemorus, Angelica sylvestris, Filipendula ulmaria, Geranium sylvaticum, Potentilla erecta, Pedicularis palustris, Solidago virgaurea, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex vaginata, Carex dioica, Carex caespitosa, Equisetum palustris, Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Drepanocladus intermedius, Drepanocladus revolvens, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Sphagnum fuscum, Tomentypnum nitens.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T3-J3 |
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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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Angelica sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
Aulacomnium palustre | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Carex caespitosa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex dioica | Flowering Plants | |
Carex lasiocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex vaginata | Flowering Plants | |
Drepanocladus intermedius | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Drepanocladus revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
Geranium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Juniperus communis | Conifers | |
Pedicularis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Potentilla erecta | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
Salix myrsinifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Salix nigricans | Flowering Plants | |
Solidago virgaurea | Flowering Plants | |
Sphagnum fuscum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Tomentypnum nitens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.D3 | Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D3 | Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D3 | Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.D3 | Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.D3 | Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen woods | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.D3 | Boreal brown moss Pinus sylvestris fen woods | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.A25 | Boreal brown moss Scots pine fen woods | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.A25 | Boreal brown moss Scots pine fen woods | same |