53.2122 - Lesser pond sedge beds

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Palaearctic communities dominated by Carex acutiformis, more tolerant of dessication than Carex acuta, forming beds on mesotrophic, base-rich, neutral to slightly acid, peaty or mineral soils. Large beds may form in fens, often with Carex paniculata; otherwise, they are widespread along watercourses on the landward side of Carex acuta or Carex vesicaria beds, in alluvial plains, ditches and depressions of humid meadow systems; they may occupy stations that almost totally escape periodical inundation.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Caricion acutae: Caricetum acutiformis, Leucojo-Caricetum p., Caricetum ripario-acutiformis p.

Bibliography

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)

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