Variability: T w o subassociations have been described
- t y p i c u m , which c o r r e s p o n d s to t h e c o m m u n i t y d e s c r i b e d a b o v e .
- euphorbietosum
barcelonés,
p u b e s c e n t i s O . B o l o s 1 9 6 2 . Holotypus: B o m s 1962,
tab. 34 (Llobregat delta; the only relevé). K n o w n only from
Llobregat, and differentiated by the presence oí Euphorbia
Cladio-Caricetum
pubescens.
h i s p i d a e O . B o l o s 1967
L e c t o t y p u s : BOLOS 1967. Mem. R. Acad. Cien. Art. Barcelona,
m, C Catalanidic ten.; designed in BOLOS 1996b :67).
Data:
Pais.veg.
t h e delta of
38(1), t.17, rel. 3 (Santes Creus. 220
BOLOS (1967), BOLOS & MASALLES (1983), CONESA (1991a, 1991b), M O L E R O (1976).
Structure: Tall (1.2-1.5 m ) , h e m i c r y p t o p h y t i c association dominated by Carex
hispida
or Cladium
Lycopus
europaeus
mariscus,
a n d with Juncus
and Iris
pseudacorus.
subnodulosus,
Althaea
officinalis,
Ecology: Riversides flooded with calcareous water.
Distribution: Sparselly occurring from Catalanidic range (Banyoles) to Ebre
river, in l o w l a n d s .
S C H E U C H Z E R I O - C A R I C E T E A F U S C A E T ü x e n 1937
C A R I C E T A L I A D A V A L L I A N A E Braun-Blanquet 1949
C A R I C I O N D A V A L L I A N A E Klika 1934
C a r i c e t u m davallianae Dutoit 1924
[Pinguiculo
grandiflorae-Caricetum
davallianae
(Braun-Blanquet 1948) Gruber 1978 p.p.]
Data:
BRAUN-BLANQUET (1948). CARRERAS (1993), CARRERAS et al. (1993, 1996), CARRILLO & NINOT
(1992), CASANOVAS (1994, 1996), FOLCH & FARRAS (1979). GRUBER (1978), ROSELL (1978), VANDEN
B E R G H E N & PEETERS(1982), V I G O (1996).
Structure: L o w sedge fen generally d o m i n a t e d b y Carex davalliana,
b r y o p h y t e cover.
with a high
Ecology: Soils waterlogged with basic to neutroacidic, carbonated waters; the
g r o u n d water level standing near the surface almost t h r o u g h o u t t h e year.
Distribution: Axial P y r e n e e s in t h e s u b a l p i n e belt (rare in t h e m o n t a n e or alpine
belts).
Variability: T h r e e subassociations are recognized.
- primuletosum
integrifoliae
Braun-Blanquet 1 9 4 8 . Lectotypus:
BRAUN BLAN-
QUET 1948, Vég. alp. Pyr. orient., tab. 15. rel. 13 (Eina valley, 2210 m, E Pyrenees; designed here).
P y r e n e a n vicariant of Caricetum davallianae
typicum described from the A l p s .
- m o l i n i e t o s u m c a e r u l e a e C a s a n o v a s 1996. Holotypus: CASANOVAS 1996, Fol. Bot.
Misc., 10 :192, t.2, rel. 1 (Pla del Catllarás, 1620 m, E pre-Pyrenees). It g r o w s on drier soils
than t h e typical s u b a s s o c i a t i o n and is differentiated b y Molinia
caerulea and
Succisa
pratensis.
- c a r i c e t o s u m n i g r a e C a s a n o v a s 1996. Holotypus:
CASANOVAS 1996, Fol. Bot. Misc.,
: 192, t.2, rel. 18 (Forau dels Aigualluts, 1930 m. Benasc. C Pyrenees). Carex
nigra
in this c o m m u n i t y , w h i c h represents a transitional situation to Canción
10
is a b u n d a n t
fuscae.