Carex limosa swards
English name:
Mud sedge (Carex limosa) swards
Description (English)
Transition mire communities of the Palaearctic domaine dominated by Carex limosa, with brown mosses and sphagna, forming low floating or quaking swards.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D2.34 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D2.3) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Transition mires and quaking bogs | 7140 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex limosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex limosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.54 | Mud sedge swards | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.4.3.1b | Sedge-Scorpidium scorpioides-variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.2.4.1 | Sedge - Sphagnum type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.4.3.1a | Sedge-Drepanocladus revolvens-variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.2.4.1c | Rannoch Rush - Sphagnum variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.4.3.1 | Sedge-Brown moss type | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.4.2 | Cariçaie de transition oligotrophe | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.34 | Carex limosa swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.34 | Carex limosa swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D2.34 | Carex limosa swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D2.34 | Carex limosa swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D2.34 | Carex limosa swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D3.14 | Mud sedge swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.54 | Mud sedge swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.54 | Mud sedge swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.54 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.54 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.54 | same |
