Alpine cushion sedge carpets
Common name:
Alpine cushion sedge carpets
Habitat code:
E4.4331
Description:
Open formations of the alpine level of the southeastern Alps, and, to a lesser extent, of the northeastern Alps, composed of cushions of [Carex firma] and other low-growing rosette or cushion plants among which [Saxifraga caesia], [Gentiana clusii], [Gentiana froelichii], [Gentiana terglouensis], [Crepis jacquinii], [Pedicularis rosea], [Saussurea pygmaea], [Dianthus monspessulanus ssp. sternbergii], [Primula wulfeniana], [Chamorchis alpina], [Sesleria albicans], [Carex mucronata], sometimes in association with mats of [Dryas octopetala].
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Crepis jacquinii Tausch | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Saussurea pygmaea (Jacq.) Spreng. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Dianthus sternbergii Sieber ex Capelli | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Gentiana terglouensis Hacq. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Gentiana froelichii Jan ex Rchb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Gentiana clusii E.P.Perrier & Songeon | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Primula wulfeniana Schott | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Dryas octopetala Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Saxifraga caesia L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pedicularis rosea Wulfen | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sesleria angustifolia (Hackel & G. Beck) Deyl, 1978 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |