Hard water spring mires
Common name:
Hard water spring mires
Habitat code:
D4.1N
Description:
Spring mires of calcareous, often petrifying, springs. Their specialised communities, usually dominated by bryophytes, belong to the Cratoneurion commutati. Characteristic species are the mosses [Cratoneuron filicinum], [Cratoneuron commutatum], [Cratoneuron commutatum var. falcatum], [Catoscopium nigritum], [Eucladium verticillatum], [Gymnostomum recurvirostrae], with [Equisetum telmateia] and flowering plants including [Pinguicula vulgaris], [Saxifraga aizoides]. The associated swamp communities belong to the [Caricetalia davallianae], see units D4.13-D4.15. Large petrifying springs form tufa cones that constitute singular habitats with several interacting plant and animal communities, which are described as subunits.
References:
ILE SAS, 2005
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Phyllitis scolopendrium (Linnaeus, 1753) Newman, 1844 | |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh., 1783 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pinguicula balcanica Casper, 1962 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Saxifraga aizoides Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| D4.1N3 | Illyro-Balkanic calcareous spring mires | Illyro-Balkanic calcareous spring mires |