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T15 Broadleaved swamp forest on non-acid peat

Diagnostic taxa

Alnus glutinosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Betula pubescens, Calamagrostis canescens, Calla palustris, Carex acutiformis, Carex elata, Carex elongata, Carex paniculata, Carex pseudocyperus, Dryopteris carthusiana aggr., Dryopteris cristata, Equisetum fluviatile, Frangula alnus, Galium palustre aggr., Hottonia palustris, Iris pseudacorus, Juncus effusus, Lycopus europaeus, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lysimachia vulgaris, Lythrum salicaria, Peucedanum palustre, Ribes nigrum, Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea, Scutellaria galericulata, Solanum dulcamara, Thelypteris palustris, Viola palustris

Bryophytes: Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonella cuspidata, Climacium dendroides, Kindbergia praelonga, Mnium hornum, Plagiothecium denticulatum, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum palustre aggr., Sphagnum squarrosum

Constant taxa

Alnus glutinosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Betula pubescens, Calamagrostis canescens, Calla palustris, Caltha palustris, Carex acutiformis, Carex canescens, Carex elata, Carex elongata, Carex paniculata, Carex pseudocyperus, Cirsium palustre, Comarum palustre, Deschampsia cespitosa aggr., Dryopteris carthusiana aggr., Equisetum fluviatile, Eupatorium cannabinum, Filipendula ulmaria, Frangula alnus, Galium palustre aggr., Iris pseudacorus, Juncus effusus, Lemna minor, Lonicera periclymenum, Lycopus europaeus, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lysimachia vulgaris, Lythrum salicaria, Mentha aquatica, Molinia caerulea aggr., Myosotis scorpioides aggr., Oxalis acetosella, Peucedanum palustre, Phragmites australis, Picea abies, Quercus robur, Rubus fruticosus aggr., Rubus idaeus, Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea, Scutellaria galericulata, Solanum dulcamara, Sorbus aucuparia, Thelypteris palustris, Urtica dioica, Viola palustris

Bryophytes: Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonella cuspidata, Climacium dendroides, Kindbergia praelonga, Mnium hornum, Plagiomnium affine aggr., Plagiothecium denticulatum, Polytrichum formosum, Sphagnum palustre aggr., Sphagnum squarrosum

Dominant taxa

Alnus glutinosa, Calamagrostis canescens, Carex acutiformis, Carex elata, Carex elongata, Dryopteris carthusiana aggr., Molinia caerulea aggr., Thelypteris palustris

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.