Water-fringing beds of tall canes
English name:
Water-fringing beds of tall canes
Description (English)
Mediterranean beds of tall canes lining permanent or temporary water courses and water bodies. Included are beds of Arundo donax (C3.32) and Saccharum ravennae (C3.31).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C3.3 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molinio-Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. ex Tchou 1948 | Seasonally flooded grasslands on subsaline soils of Western Mediterranean | Agrostio stoloniferae-Scirpoidion holoschoeni de Foucault 1984; Molinio-Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. et al. 1952; Brizo minoris-Holoschoenion Rivas Goday 1964; Molinio-Scirpoidion holoschoeni Br.-Bl. ex Tchou 1948 nom. mut. propos.; Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. 1931; Molinio-Holoschoenion Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. 1947; Agrostio stoloniferae-Scirpoidion holoschoeni de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Imperato cylindricae-Saccharion ravennae Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 | Infra-mesomediterranean megareed beds of subsaline sandy intermittent rivers and retrodunal depressions of the European and North African Mediterranean | Imperato cylindricae-Erianthion ravennae Br.-Bl. et O. de Bolòs 1958 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arundo donax
Flowering Plants
Saccharum ravennae
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arundo donax | Flowering Plants | |
| Saccharum ravennae | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 53.6 | Riparian cane formations | 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 |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.3 | Water-fringing beds of tall canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.3 | Water-fringing beds of tall canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.3 | Water-fringing beds of tall canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.3 | Water-fringing beds of tall canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3.4 | Water-fringing beds of tall canes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C3.4 | Riparian beds of tall canes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53.6 | Riparian cane formations | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53.6 | Riparian cane formations | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53.6 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53.6 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53.6 | same |
