54.4223 - Sub-Atlantic Carex-Sphagnum fens

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Sphagnum peatlands in which the herbaceous sward is formed by Carex nigra, Carex canescens, Carex echinata and Carex rostrata, generally with Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum. These very wet formations are closely related to transition mires.

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)

Lebrun & al., 1949: unit 115 [p.].