Acid oligotrophic vegetation of spring brooks

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Common name:

Habitat code:

C2.18

Description:

Euhydrophyte communities of Palaearctic streams poor in nutrients and in lime, with, in particular [Myriophyllum], [Potamogeton], [Callitriche], [Littorella], [Juncus], [Scirpus] or acidophilous mosses and algae.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Langangen A., 2010 Langangen A., 2008 Spribille T., Schultz M., Breuss O. & E. Bergmeier, 2006

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Chara vulgaris Linnaeus
Montia fontana Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ranunculus peltatus peltatus Schrank, 1789	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion	3260