Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog wet heaths

Erica tetralix or, at lower altitudes, Scirpus cespitosus-Erica tetralix wet heaths of Hiberno-Britannic upland blanket bog slopes or tops of slopes, developed on shallower peats, in better drained situations, in more minerotrophic conditions than the communities of unit Q1221. Eriophorum vaginatum is less prominent in the sward, and sphagna sparser in the ground cover, while shrubs, Juncus squarrosus and Nardus stricta are more vigorous or commoner.

Código Eunis 2021: Q1226