Habitats
Wetlands
Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires
Non-calcareous quaking mire
Overview
Nomenclature
Species
Distribution
Alliances
Diagnostic taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Carex lasiocarpa ,
Carex limosa ,
Carex rostrata ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Menyanthes trifoliata ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Scheuchzeria palustris ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bryophytes:
Sphagnum balticum ,
Sphagnum cuspidatum ,
Sphagnum lindbergii ,
Sphagnum majus ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Sphagnum riparium ,
Straminergon stramineum ,
Warnstorfia fluitans
Constant taxa
Andromeda polifolia ,
Carex lasiocarpa ,
Carex limosa ,
Carex rostrata ,
Comarum palustre ,
Drosera rotundifolia ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Eriophorum vaginatum ,
Menyanthes trifoliata ,
Molinia caerulea aggr. ,
Rhynchospora alba ,
Scheuchzeria palustris ,
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bryophytes:
Sphagnum cuspidatum ,
Sphagnum magellanicum aggr. ,
Sphagnum majus ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Straminergon stramineum ,
Warnstorfia fluitans
Dominant taxa
Carex limosa ,
Carex rostrata ,
Eriophorum angustifolium ,
Rhynchospora alba
Bryophytes:
Sphagnum cuspidatum ,
Sphagnum lindbergii ,
Sphagnum majus ,
Sphagnum recurvum aggr. ,
Warnstorfia fluitans
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.