Boreal sedge willow carrs
Common name:
Boreal sedge willow carrs
Habitat code:
F9.25
Description:
Low woods and scrubs colonizing fens, marshy floodplains and fringes of lakes and ponds of the boreal zone of the Palaearctic dominated by large or medium sized shrubby willows, generally [Salix cinerea] or [Salix aurita], accompanied by [Salix phylicifolia], [Salix nigricans] ([Salix myrsinifolia]) and the boreal [Salix glauca], [Salix lapponum], with sedges, in particular, [Carex aquatilis], [Carex caespitosa], brown mosses and sphagna.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Salix lapponum L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Salix myrsinifolia Salisb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Salix cinerea Linnaus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Salix phylicifolia L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Salix glauca L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Salix atrocinerea Brotero, 1804 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |