Acidocline purple moorgrass meadows
Description (English)
Relatively species-poor humid grasslands of oligotrophic acid moist gley soils, sometimes with stagnant water and peat formation, of middle Europe north to the southern boreal approaches in Fennoscandia and the Faeroe Islands, and south to northwestern Iberia, with Succisa pratensis, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla anglica, Viola persicifolia, Viola palustris, Galium uliginosum, Cirsium dissectum, Crepis paludosa, Luzula multiflora, Juncus conglomeratus (Juncus subuliflorus), Ophioglossum vulgatum, Inula britannica, Lotus uliginosus, Dianthus deltoides, Carex pallescens, Carex demissa, Carex canescens, Carex echinata.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E3.512 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E3.5) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Flowering Plants
Carex canescens
Flowering Plants
Carex demissa
Flowering Plants
Carex pallescens
Flowering Plants
Cirsium dissectum
Flowering Plants
Crepis paludosa
Flowering Plants
Dianthus deltoides
Flowering Plants
Galium uliginosum
Flowering Plants
Inula britannica
Flowering Plants
Juncus conglomeratus
Flowering Plants
Lotus uliginosus
Flowering Plants
Luzula multiflora
Flowering Plants
Potentilla anglica
Flowering Plants
Potentilla erecta
Flowering Plants
Succisa pratensis
Flowering Plants
Viola palustris
Flowering Plants
Viola persicifolia
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Ophioglossum vulgatum | Ferns | |
| Carex canescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex demissa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex pallescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Cirsium dissectum | Flowering Plants | |
| Crepis paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Dianthus deltoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Inula britannica | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus conglomeratus | Flowering Plants | |
| Lotus uliginosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula multiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Potentilla anglica | Flowering Plants | |
| Potentilla erecta | Flowering Plants | |
| Succisa pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
| Viola palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Viola persicifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.312 | Acidocline purple moorgrass meadows | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.512 | Acidocline purple moorgrass meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.512 | Acidocline purple moorgrass meadows | same |
