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Concept: Fennoscandian [Sphagnum warnstorfii] yellow sedge fens in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/D4.1522 |
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| Preferred label | Fennoscandian [Sphagnum warnstorfii] yellow sedge fens |
| Definition | Fen communities of subalpine and lower alpine zones of Fennoscandia, concentrated in eutrophic areas, with a field layer of sedges, herbs and grasses and sparse willows, notably [Salix glauca], [Salix lapponum]; [Anthriscus sylvestris], [Carex juncella], [Potentilla palustris] are characteristic as are the dominating bryophytes, [Tomentypnum nitens] and [Sphagnum warnstorfii]; the species cortège may include [Carex dioica], [Carex flava], [Carex lasiocarpa], [Eriophorum latifolium], [Scirpus hudsonianus] ([Trichophorum alpinum]), [Molinia caerulea], [Equisetum palustre], [Equisetum fluviatile], [Bartsia alpina], [Crepis paludosa], [Geranium sylvaticum], [Menyanthes trifoliata], [Parnassia palustris], [Saussurea alpina], [Andromeda polifolia], [Betula nana], [Salix myrsinites], [Vaccinium oxycoccos], [Paludella squarrosa], [Alacomnium palustre], [Sphagnum angustifolium]. [Sphagnum warnstorfii] sedge communities are drier than the brown moss fen communities of unit 54.2521 and often occupy fen hummocks. |
| Notation | D4.1522 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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