Habitats
Wetlands
Raised and blanket bogs
Raised bog
Overview
Nomenclature
Species
Distribution
Alliances
Pictures
Diagnostic taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex pauciflora ,
Chamaedaphne calyculata ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Empetrum nigrum aggr. ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Rhododendron tomentosum ,
Rubus chamaemorus ,
Vaccinium microcarpum ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium uliginosum
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Mylia anomala ,
Polytrichum strictum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum fuscum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum rubellum ,
Sphagnum russowii
Constant taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Betula nana ,
Betula pubescens ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex nigra ,
Carex pauciflora ,
Carex rostrata ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Empetrum nigrum aggr. ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Picea abies ,
Pinus sylvestris ,
Potentilla erecta ,
Rhododendron tomentosum ,
Rubus chamaemorus ,
Trichophorum cespitosum ,
Vaccinium microcarpum ,
Vaccinium myrtillus ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium uliginosum ,
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Mylia anomala ,
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Polytrichum commune ,
Polytrichum strictum ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum fuscum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum papillosum ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum rubellum ,
Sphagnum russowii
Lichens:
Cladonia arbuscula aggr. ,
Cladonia rangiferina
Dominant taxa
Calluna vulgaris ,
Empetrum nigrum aggr. ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos ,
Vaccinium uliginosum
Bryophytes:
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum fuscum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum rubellum
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.