Boreal neutrocline sphagnum Scots pine fen woods

Description (English)

Pinus sylvestris fen woods of the boreal region of the western Palaearctic, with a sparse tree layer and an undergrowth comprising a combination of ericoid shrub hummocks and wetter lawns and depressions, constituting a highly varied ensemble that may include neutrophile or even basicline species. Sedges, in particular Carex lasiocarpa and Carex rostrata, may be prominent or dominant; the species cortege includes Andromeda polifolia, Betula nana, Empetrum spp., Rubus chamaemorus, Pedicularis palustris, Menyanthes trifoliata, Tofieldia pusilla, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex chordorrhiza, Scirpus cespitosus ssp. cespitosus (Trichophorum cespitosum), Eriophorum vaginatum, Molinia caerulea, Equisetum fluviatile, Drepanocladus badius, Drepanocladus exannulatus, Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum platyphyllum, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum warnstorfii.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification