54.541 - Brown moss-mud sedge swards

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Basicline Carex limosa swards and floating rafts of the Palaearctic domaine, with Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa, Eriophorum gracile and a rich bryophyte cortŠge formed by the mosses Scorpidium scorpioides, Drepanocladus revolvens, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergon trifarium, Calliergon stramineum, Campylium stellatum, Bryum pseudotriquetum, the liverwort Riccardia pinguis, and occasionally sphagna. Scheuchzeria palustris or Liparis loeselii may be present. Outside of transition mires, elements of these communities occur in the depressions of rich fens.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Caricetum limosae hypnetosum (Amblystegio scorpioidis-Caricetum limosae, Carici limosae-Sphagnetum contorti)

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Duvigneaud, 1949: 99; Lebrun & al., 1949: unit 108b; Nordiska ministerradet, 1984: units 3.6.2.4, 3.6.2.4a 3.6.2.4b; Moravec & al., 1983: 40, 42; Påhlsson, 1994: units 3.4.3.1, 3.4.3.1a, 3.4.3.1b.