Blanket bog
The mire surface and underlying peat of ombrotrophic peatlands, formed on flat or gently sloping ground with poor surface drainage, in oceanic climates with high rainfall. The mire surface may on flatter ground be very similar to that of a raised bog, with a complex of small pools and terrestrial hummocks. Blanket bogs are a habitat of northwestern Europe, characteristic of the western and northern British Isles, the Faeroe Islands and the western seaboard of Scandinavia with small outliers in France, Portugal and Spain. They often cover extensive areas with local topographic features supporting distinct communities. Sphagna (Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum rubellum, Sphagnum tenellum) play an important role in all of them, accompanied by Calluna vulgaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Schoenus nigricans and Trichophorum cespitosum. Blanket bog complexes include dystrophic pools and acidic flushes as well as the mire surface.
Código Eunis 2021: Q12
Especies características
Diagnósticas
Breutelia chrysocoma, Calluna vulgaris, Campylopus atrovirens, Campylopus flexuosus, Carex durieui, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Cephalozia connivens, Cladonia portentosa, Cladonia uncialis, Diplophyllum albicans, Drosera rotundifolia, Erica cinerea, Erica mackaiana, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kurzia pauciflora, Molinia caerulea, Mylia taylorii, Narthecium ossifragum, Nowellia curvifolia, Odontoschisma sphagni, Pedicularis sylvatica, Pleurozia purpurea, Polygala serpyllifolia, Potentilla erecta, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Rhynchospora alba, Schoenus nigricans, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum rubellum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum tenellum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Zygogonium ericetorum,Dominantes
Calluna vulgaris, Molinia caerulea,Constantes
Calluna vulgaris, Campylopus atrovirens, Campylopus flexuosus, Carex panicea, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Cephalozia connivens, Cladonia portentosa, Cladonia uncialis, Diplophyllum albicans, Drosera longifolia, Drosera rotundifolia, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Juncus squarrosus, Kurzia pauciflora, Leucobryum glaucum, Molinia caerulea, Myrica gale, Narthecium ossifragum, Odontoschisma sphagni, Pedicularis sylvatica, Pleurozia purpurea, Polygala serpyllifolia, Potentilla erecta, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Rhynchospora alba, Schoenus nigricans, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum rubellum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum tenellum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Zygogonium ericetorum,Correspondencia con códigos EUNIS 2012
Tipo de relación | Código EUNIS 2012 |
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= | D1.2 |
Hábitats de la Directiva Hábitats asociados
Tipo de relación | Hábitat del Anexo I de la Directiva Hábitats |
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= | 7130. Turberas de cobertura |