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VEGETATION OF THE PEAK DISTRICT 



3. THE PLANT FORMATION OF THE ACIDIC 

 PEATY SOILS (OXODION) 



Formation 



Moor 



Chief Associations 



Molinia moor (Molinietum 



caeruleae) 

 Heather moor (Callunetum 



vulgaris) 



Bilberry moor ( Vaccinietum 



myrtilli) 

 Cotton-grass moor (Erio- 



phoretum vaginati) 



Subordinate Associations 



Heather moor with much 



(a) Vaccinium Myrtillus 



(b) Eriophorum vagina- 



turn 



Cotton-grass moor with 

 much Eriophorum angus- 

 tifolium 



Retrogressive moor with 

 much 



(a) Vaccinium Myrtillus 

 (6) Empetrum nigrum 



(c) Rubus Chamaemorus 



(d) Bare peat 



