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Q24 Intermediate fen and soft-water spring mire

Diagnostic taxa

Agrostis canina, Carex canescens, Carex diandra, Carex echinata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Comarum palustre, Epilobium palustre, Equisetum fluviatile, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus bulbosus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Ranunculus flammula, Viola palustris

Bryophytes: Sarmentypnum exannulatum, Sphagnum auriculatum aggr., Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum teres, Straminergon stramineum

Constant taxa

Agrostis canina, Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr., Caltha palustris, Cardamine pratensis aggr., Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cirsium palustre, Comarum palustre, Drosera rotundifolia, Epilobium palustre, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Eriophorum angustifolium, Festuca rubra aggr., Galium palustre aggr., Galium uliginosum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Menyanthes trifoliata, Molinia caerulea aggr., Nardus stricta, Parnassia palustris, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus flammula, Succisa pratensis, Trichophorum cespitosum, Valeriana dioica, Viola palustris

Bryophytes: Aulacomnium palustre, Calliergonella cuspidata, Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum, Sarmentypnum exannulatum, Sphagnum auriculatum aggr., Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum teres, Straminergon stramineum

Dominant taxa

Carex lasiocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Menyanthes trifoliata, Trichophorum cespitosum

Bryophytes: Sphagnum auriculatum aggr., Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum teres

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.