D5.21Niveau 4Communautés de grands Carex (magnocariçaies)
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Description
Communities of social sedges of genus Carex, usually dominated by one species that can be either tussock-forming or bed-forming. They are arranged according to dominant species. Species Carex acutiformis, Carex appropinquata, Carex elata, Carex paniculata, Carex lasiocarpa are present. Vegetation of alliance Magnocaricion elatae.
Formations of Carex riparia, mostly characteristic of larger valleys and southern regions of the Palaearctic domaine, intolerant of desiccation. They form on mineral or thinly peaty substrates, often in areas almost permanently inundated by somewhat lime-rich water.