54.4224 - Sub-Atlantic Carex-Juncus-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, Carex rostrata and abundant rushes, in particular Juncus filiformis and Juncus acutiflorus, generally with Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum. These formations are often related to wet grasslands.

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: units 115, 116, [p.].