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Diagnostic taxa
Caltha palustris ,
Cardamine amara ,
Chaerophyllum hirsutum ,
Chrysosplenium alternifolium ,
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium ,
Epilobium alsinifolium ,
Montia fontana ,
Saxifraga stellaris ,
Stellaria alsine
Bryophytes:
Brachythecium rivulare ,
Cratoneuron filicinum aggr. ,
Diobelonella palustris ,
Palustriella commutata aggr. ,
Palustriella decipiens ,
Pellia epiphylla ,
Philonotis fontana ,
Philonotis seriata ,
Pohlia wahlenbergii ,
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum ,
Ptychostomum schleicheri ,
Rhizomnium punctatum ,
Scapania undulata
Constant taxa
Agrostis stolonifera ,
Caltha palustris ,
Cardamine amara ,
Chaerophyllum hirsutum ,
Chrysosplenium alternifolium ,
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium ,
Deschampsia cespitosa aggr. ,
Epilobium alsinifolium ,
Myosotis scorpioides aggr. ,
Oxalis acetosella ,
Ranunculus repens ,
Saxifraga stellaris ,
Stellaria alsine ,
Stellaria nemorum ,
Viola biflora
Bryophytes:
Brachythecium rivulare ,
Palustriella commutata aggr. ,
Philonotis fontana ,
Philonotis seriata ,
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum ,
Rhizomnium punctatum ,
Scapania undulata
Dominant taxa
Cardamine amara ,
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bryophytes:
Palustriella commutata aggr.
Chytrý M., Tichý L., Hennekens S.M., Knollová I., Janssen J.A.M., Rodwell J.S. … Schaminée J.H.J. (2020) EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519
Version 2025-10-03, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16895007 .
For the official presentation of the EUNIS Habitat Classification from the European Environment Agency, please see:
EUNIS Terrestrial Habitat Classification 2021 .
The FloraVeg.EU presentation may show modifications and partial updates to the habitat classification.