Grey willow carrs

Mesotrophic or eutrophic low woods and scrubs colonizing fens, marshy floodplains and fringes of lakes and ponds, dominated by Salix cinerea, Salix pentandra, Salix aurita or, sometimes, Salix atrocinerea, alone or in association with Frangula alnus, Rhamnus catharticus, Alnus glutinosa or Betula pubescens, any of which may, at times, dominate the upper canopy. Phragmites australis, Carex elata, Scirpus sylvaticus, Menyanthes trifoliata are typical for the herb layer.

Código Eunis 2021: S921