Boreal purple moorgrass meadows
Common name:
Boreal purple moorgrass meadows
Habitat code:
E3.514
Description:
Acidocline oligotrophic wet, often inundated, grasslands of boreal Fennoscandia dominated by [Molinia caerulea], with [Achillea millefolium], [Bartsia alpina], [Galium boreale], [Geranium sylvaticum], [Lysimachia thyrsiflora], [Pinguicula vulgaris], [Parnassia palustris], [Scutellaria galericulata], [Trientalis europaea], [Viola epipsila], [Carex acuta], [Carex aquatilis], [Juncus filiformis], [Deschampsia cespitosa], [Nardus stricta], [Vaccinium uliginosum], [Hypnum lindbergii], [Mnium rugicum].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Vaccinium uliginosum Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Geranium sylvaticum Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Scutellaria galericulata L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Parnassia palustris Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pinguicula balcanica Casper, 1962 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Trientalis europaea L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Galium boreale L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Viola epipsila Ledeb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carex acuta Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Deschampsia cespitosa (Linnaeus, 1753) Beauv., 1812 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Molinia caerulea (Linnaeus, 1753) Moench, 1794 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Nardus stricta Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Calliergonella lindbergii (Mitt.) Hedenäs | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |