Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes
English name:
Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes
Description (English)
Water-fringing stands of tall vegetation by lakes (including brackish lakes), rivers and brooks, usually species-poor and often dominated by one species. Includes stands of Carex spp., Cladium mariscus, Equisetum fluviatile, Glyceria maxima, Hippuris vulgaris, Phragmites australis, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Schoenoplectus spp., Sparganium spp. and Typha spp. Excludes terrestrialized reed and sedge beds which are not at the water's edge (D5.1, D5.2).
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C3.2 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phragmition communis Koch 1926 | Reed swamp vegetation of mesotrophic and euphrophic standing freshwater bodies or gently moving streams | Eco-Phragmiition Chapman 1959; Eu-Phragmition (Koch 1926) Passarge 1964; Meso-Phragmition Succow 1974; Phalarido-Glycerion maximae Passarge 1964 p.p.; Phragmition Br.-Bl. 1931; Phragmition australis Koch 1926 nom. mut. propos.; Phragmition eurosibiricum Tx. et Preising 1942; Stachyo palustris-Phragmition Succow 1974 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Carici-Rumicion hydrolapathi Passarge 1964 | Herbland vegetation of unstabilized organic substrates in mesotrophic waters of boreal and temperate Eurasia | Cicution virosae Hejný 1960; Cicution virosae Hejný ex Succow 1974; Oenanthion aquaticae Hejný ex Balátová-Tuláckova et al. 1993; Oenanthion aquaticae Neuhäusl 1959; Cicution virosae Hejný ex Segal in Westhoff et Den Held 1969 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Phalaridion arundinaceae Kopecký 1961 | Reed vegetation along freshwater flowing and seasonally fluctuating streams of temperate Europe | Rumici-Phalaridion Kopecký (1961) 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Deschampsion argenteae Capelo et al. 2000 | Maderean herblands along freshwater fast flowing streams | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Eleocharito palustris-Sagittarion sagittifoliae Passarge 1964 | Vegetation of emergent helophytes on muddy soils of shallows streams and ponds with fluctuating water table of temperate and boreal Eurasia | Oenanthion aquaticae Hejný 1948; Phalarido-Glycerion Passarge 1964 p.p.; Mentho arvensis-Eleocharition palustris de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012; Cirsio brachycephali-Bolboschoenion Passarge ex Mucina in Balátová-Tulácková et al. 1993; Oenanthion aquaticae sensu auct., non Hejný ex Neuhäusl 1959 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Typhion laxmannii Nedelcu 1968 | Subsaline reed communities of upper littoral of continental lakes | Typhion laxmannii Losev et Golub 1988; Typhion laxmannii Losev et Golub in Golub et al. 1991 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Scirpion maritimi Dahl et Hadac 1941 | Mesotrophic and eutrophic brackish swamp reeds of the European temperate coastal regions | Scirpion maritimi Dahl et Hadac 1941 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980; Bolboschoenion maritimi Dahl et Hadac 1941 nom. mut. propos.; Bolboschoenion (hal.) Soó 1945 (orig. form); Bolboschoenion maritimi Soó 1947; Caricion paleaceae Dahl et Hadac 1941; Eco-Magnocaricion paleaceae Chapman 1954; Eco-Phragmition Chapman 1954 p.p.; Eleocharition uniglumis Siira 1970; Eleocharition uniglumis Tyler 1969; Halo-Scirpion (Dahl et Hadac 1941) Den Held et Westhoff 1975; Bolboschoenion compacti Dahl et Hadac 1941 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980 nom. mut. propos.; Bolboschoenion maritimi continentale (Soó 1945) Borhidi 1970 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Magno-Caricion elatae Koch 1926 | Sedge bed marsh vegetation on oligotrophic to mesotrophic organic sediments of temperate Europe | Caricion elatae Koch 1926 corr. Trinajstic 2008 p.p.; Acrocladio-Caricion Succow 1974; Caricion acutae Neuhäusl 1959 nom. mut. propos.; Caricion elatae (Koch 1926) Rivas-Mart. 1973 p.p.; Caricion gracilis Neuhäusl 1959; Caricion rostratae Bal.-Tul. 1963; Caricion rostratae Neuhäusl 1959; Magnocaricion Br.-Bl. 1931; Scrophulario umbrosae-Caricion paniculatae Koska in Dengler et al. 2004; Assoziationsverband Magnocaricion elatae Koch 1926 (orig. form); Scorpidio scorpidioidis-Cladion marisci Succow 1974 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Magno-Caricion gracilis Géhu 1961 | Sedge bed marsh vegetation on eutrophic clayey sediments of riverine habitats of temperate Europe | Caricion elatae Koch 1926 corr. Trinajstic 2008 p.p.; Caricion elatae (Koch 1926) Rivas-Mart. 1973 p.p.; Caricion gracilis-vulpinae Bal.-Tul. 1965; Magnocaricion gracilis Géhu 1961 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Equisetum fluviatile
Flowering Plants
Cladium mariscus
Flowering Plants
Glyceria maxima
Flowering Plants
Hippuris vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Phragmites australis
Flowering Plants
Sagittaria sagittifolia
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Equisetum fluviatile | Ferns | |
| Cladium mariscus | Flowering Plants | |
| Glyceria maxima | Flowering Plants | |
| Hippuris vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants | |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 53.1 | Reed beds | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | Tp | Permanent freshwater marshes/pools | wider |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | F21 | Marginal/inundation: marginal | wider |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 11 | Fen, marsh and swamp | wider |
| Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) | 19 | Reedbeds | wider |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.1.2.1 | Roselière lacustre | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.1.2.2 | Roselière terrestre | not defined |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | M1.1 | RÁKOSINY EUTROFNÍCH STOJATÝCH VOD (Reed beds of eutrophic still waters) | overlap |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 8B10000 | Trstové porasty stojatých vôd a mociarov | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.2 | Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.2 | Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.2 | Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.2 | Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3.2 | Water-fringing reedbeds and beds of other tall graminoids | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C3.2 | Water-fringing reed beds and beds of other tall emergents | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53.1 | Reed beds | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53.1 | Reed beds | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53.1 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 53.1 | same |
