Baltic [Deschampsia bottnica] swards

General Information Species

Common name:

Habitat code:

A2.5215

Description:

Communities of the lower levels of the brackish marshes of the Gulf of Bothnia, characteristic of exposed coasts, dominated by the endemic [Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. bottnica] ([Deschampsia bottnica]).

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. bottnica (Wahlenb.) G.C.S.Clarke	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising