Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)
Description (English)
Salt meadows of Baltic, North Sea, English Channel and Atlantic shores. Aster tripolium can be present or abundant in most subdivisions.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 1330) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 357 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Agropyron pungens | Flowering Plants | |
Agrostis stolonifera | Flowering Plants | |
Artemisia maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Aster tripolium | Flowering Plants | |
Atriplex hastata | Flowering Plants | |
Atriplex littoralis | Flowering Plants | |
Beta maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Blysmus rufus | Flowering Plants | |
Carex extensa | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus pycnanthus | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus repens | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
Frankenia laevis | Flowering Plants | |
Glaux maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Halimione pedunculata | Flowering Plants | |
Halimione portulacoides | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus gerardi | Flowering Plants | |
Matricaria maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Potentilla anserina | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia distans | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia fasciculata | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Spergularia marina | Flowering Plants | |
Triglochin maritima | Flowering Plants |
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
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Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to habitat classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.2 | Övre landstrandens vegetation | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3.1 | Puccinellia maritima-typ | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM12 | Rayed Aster tripolium saltmarsh | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM10 | Transitional low-marsh vegetation | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM17 | Artemisia maritima community | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM11 | Aster tripolium var. discoides saltmarsh | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM19 | Blysmus rufus saltmarsh community | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM20 | Eleocharis uniglumis community | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM16 | Festuca rubra saltmarsh community | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM14 | Halimione portulacoides saltmarsh | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM15 | Juncus maritimus-Triglochim maritima saltmarsh | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM18 | Juncus maritimus community | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM13 | Puccinellia maritima-Triglochin maritima saltmarsh | n/a |