S8
Atlantic-subatlantic Sphagnum magellanicum-raised bogs with Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum subsp. germanicum, Andromeda polifolia, Sphagnum austinii in combination with Rhynchospora alba- and Sphagnum tenellum-hollows
Description
Treeless, open, convex mires with vegetation dominated by Sphagnum mosses, dwarf shrubs of the family Ericaceae and herbs (Cyperaceae). The surface is characterised by complexes of hummocks (Sphagnion magellanici), hollows and bog pools (kolks) (Rhynchosporion albae). In Sweden at the bog margins with Pinus sylvestris and far to the south-west with Betula pubescens at the margins.
S8a: Hummocks
S8b: Hollows
Tree Layer
only at the bog margins Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine), Betula pubescens (Downy Birch)
Shrub Layer
at the marginal areas Myrica gale (wild_shrub), Betula nana (rarely) (dwarf_birch)
Pine saplings
Lianas
No detail
Herb Layer
S8a hummocks: Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos (alpine_bearberry), Vaccinium uliginosum (bog_blueberry_bush[age=7]), Andromeda polifolia (bilberry_bush), Eriophorum vaginatum (cotton_grass), Trichophorum cespitosum subsp. Germanicum (deergrass), Empetrum nigrum (broom_bush [age=2]), Erica tetralix (cross_leaved_heath), Calluna vulgaris (heather), Narthecium ossifragum (bottle_sedge), Rubus chamaemorus (wild_parsley);
S8b bog hollows: Eriophorum angustifolium, Rhynchospora alba (rushes), Carex limosa (rushes), Scheuchzeria palustris (rushes), Menyanthes trifoliata, Carex pauciflora (sedge)
Wetlands in northern Eriador, esp. Angmar, as well as isolated areas in Forlindon
