Habitats
Wetlands
Raised and blanket bogs
Blanket bog
Overview
Nomenclature
Species
Distribution
Alliances
Diagnostic taxa
Calluna vulgaris ,
Drosera intermedia ,
Drosera longifolia ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Erica cinerea ,
Erica mackaiana ,
Erica tetralix ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Juncus squarrosus ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Myrica gale ,
Narthecium ossifragum ,
Pedicularis sylvatica ,
Polygala serpyllifolia ,
Potentilla erecta ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Schoenus nigricans ,
Trichophorum cespitosum
Bryophytes:
Breutelia chrysocoma ,
Calypogeia muelleriana ,
Campylopus atrovirens ,
Campylopus flexuosus ,
Cephalozia bicuspidata ,
Diplophyllum albicans ,
Fuscocephaloziopsis connivens ,
Hypnum cupressiforme aggr. ,
Kurzia pauciflora ,
Leucobryum glaucum ,
Mylia taylorii ,
Nowellia curvifolia ,
Odontoschisma fluitans ,
Odontoschisma sphagni ,
Pleurozia purpurea ,
Racomitrium lanuginosum ,
Scapania gracilis ,
Sphagnum auriculatum aggr. ,
Sphagnum austinii ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum compactum ,
Sphagnum cuspidatum ,
Sphagnum papillosum ,
Sphagnum rubellum ,
Sphagnum subnitens ,
Sphagnum tenellum
Algae:
Zygogonium ,
Zygogonium ericetorum
Lichens:
Cladonia portentosa ,
Cladonia uncialis
Constant taxa
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex panicea ,
Drosera intermedia ,
Drosera longifolia ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Erica cinerea ,
Erica tetralix ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Juncus squarrosus ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Myrica gale ,
Nardus stricta ,
Narthecium ossifragum ,
Pedicularis sylvatica ,
Polygala serpyllifolia ,
Potentilla erecta ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Schoenus nigricans ,
Trichophorum cespitosum
Bryophytes:
Breutelia chrysocoma ,
Campylopus atrovirens ,
Campylopus flexuosus ,
Cephalozia bicuspidata ,
Diplophyllum albicans ,
Fuscocephaloziopsis connivens ,
Hypnum cupressiforme aggr. ,
Kurzia pauciflora ,
Leucobryum glaucum ,
Mylia taylorii ,
Odontoschisma sphagni ,
Pleurozia purpurea ,
Racomitrium lanuginosum ,
Sphagnum auriculatum aggr. ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum compactum ,
Sphagnum cuspidatum ,
Sphagnum papillosum ,
Sphagnum rubellum ,
Sphagnum subnitens ,
Sphagnum tenellum
Algae:
Zygogonium ericetorum
Lichens:
Cladonia portentosa ,
Cladonia uncialis
Dominant taxa
Calluna vulgaris ,
Erica tetralix ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Narthecium ossifragum ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Schoenus nigricans ,
Trichophorum cespitosum
Bryophytes:
Racomitrium lanuginosum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum papillosum
Algae:
Zygogonium ericetorum
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.