Acid oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams

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Common name:

Habitat code:

C2.25

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Montia fontana Linnaeus, 1753
Ranunculus peltatus peltatus Schrank, 1789	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix, 1786
Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891
Anax imperator Leach, 1815

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