Peri-Danubian black-white-star sedge fens

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Common name:

Habitat code:

D2.226

Description:

Acidic fens of the mountains and hills forming the basin of the middle and lower Danube system, and of adjacent regions, in particular of the Carpathians, the Dinarides, the mountains of the southeastern Balkan peninsula, the Moravian hills, with an herbaceous sward formed by [Carex echinata], [Carex canescens] or [Carex rostrata] and sometimes [Juncus effusus], [Juncus acutiflorus] or [Nardus stricta].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffmann, 1791	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Juncus effusus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex rostrata Stokes, 1787	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex hispida Willd., 1801	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Nardus stricta Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
D2.2263	Rhodopide black-star sedge acidic fens	Rhodopide black-star sedge acidic fens
D2.2265	Balkanic black-star sedge fens	Balkanic black-star sedge fens
D2.2266	Moeso-Macedonian black-star sedge fens	Moeso-Macedonian black-star sedge fens

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
H01200810		H01200810	ORSEG HILL LAND