Intermediate fen and soft-water spring mire

These weakly acidic minerotrophic mires occur on peat fed from upper catchments by diffuse seepage of non-calcareous groundwater discharged via springs. They occur widely throughout temperate Europe, though at higher altitudes in the warmer south. The vegetation is typically dominated by a carpet of brown mosses and minerotrophic sphagna, small sedges and associated herbs, though generally without rich-fen indicators, and sometimes with drier hummocks on which sub-shrubs and occasional trees can be found.

Código Eunis 2021: Q24