S5

Irish-British lowland blanket bogs with Molinia caerulea, Schoenus nigricans, Sphagnum austinii, Sphagnum denticulatum and other Sphagna of sect. Subsecunda

Description

Treeless vegetation, dominated by herbs (mostly Cyperaceae) and dwarf shrubs of the family Ericaceae, and in between a low-lying carpet of bryophytes. In the complex various oligotrophic and mesotrophic mires also occur.

Tree Layer

No detail

Shrub Layer

Myrica gale (wild_shrub)

Lianas

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Herb Layer

Calluna vulgaris (heather), Erica tetralix (cross_leaved_heath), Molinia caerulea (sweet_grass), Schoenus nigricans (deergrass), Eriophorum angustifolium (cotton_grass), Rhynchospora alba (rushes), Narthecium ossifragum (bottle_sedge), Polygala serpyllifolia, Potentilla erecta (birdsfoot_trefoil), Menyanthes trifoliata

Isolated areas in central Eriador, including Annuminas and Fornost

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