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Q22 Poor fen

Diagnostic taxa

Agrostis canina, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Comarum palustre, Drosera rotundifolia, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus filiformis, Molinia caerulea aggr., Vaccinium oxycoccos, Viola palustris

Bryophytes: Aulacomnium palustre, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum palustre aggr., Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum recurvum aggr., Straminergon stramineum

Constant taxa

Agrostis canina, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Betula pubescens, Calluna vulgaris, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cirsium palustre, Comarum palustre, Drosera rotundifolia, Epilobium palustre, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Festuca rubra aggr., Juncus effusus, Luzula campestris aggr., Lysimachia vulgaris, Menyanthes trifoliata, Molinia caerulea aggr., Nardus stricta, Pinus sylvestris, Potentilla erecta, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Viola palustris

Bryophytes: Aulacomnium palustre, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum magellanicum aggr., Sphagnum palustre aggr., Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum recurvum aggr., Straminergon stramineum

Dominant taxa

Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea aggr.

Bryophytes: Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum palustre aggr., Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum recurvum 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.