Habitats
Wetlands
Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires
Oceanic valley mire
Overview
Nomenclature
Species
Distribution
Alliances
Diagnostic taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Erica tetralix ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Myrica gale ,
Narthecium ossifragum ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Trichophorum cespitosum ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bryophytes:
Calypogeia fissa ,
Calypogeia muelleriana ,
Fuscocephaloziopsis connivens ,
Hypnum cupressiforme aggr. ,
Kurzia pauciflora ,
Mylia anomala ,
Odontoschisma sphagni ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum papillosum ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum rubellum ,
Sphagnum subnitens ,
Sphagnum tenellum
Lichens:
Cladonia portentosa
Constant taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Calluna vulgaris ,
Carex panicea ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Erica tetralix ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Juncus squarrosus ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Myrica gale ,
Narthecium ossifragum ,
Pinus sylvestris ,
Potentilla erecta ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Trichophorum cespitosum ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bryophytes:
Aulacomnium palustre ,
Dicranum scoparium ,
Fuscocephaloziopsis connivens ,
Hypnum cupressiforme aggr. ,
Kurzia pauciflora ,
Mylia anomala ,
Odontoschisma sphagni ,
Pleurozium schreberi ,
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum cuspidatum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum papillosum ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum rubellum ,
Sphagnum subnitens ,
Sphagnum tenellum
Lichens:
Cladonia portentosa ,
Cladonia uncialis
Dominant taxa
Calluna vulgaris ,
Erica tetralix ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Narthecium ossifragum ,
Trichophorum cespitosum
Bryophytes:
Sphagnum capillifolium aggr. ,
Sphagnum magellanicum 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.