Western Pontic glasswort-seablite-saltwort swards
Description (English)
Annual glasswort (Salicornia spp.), seablite (Suaeda spp.) and saltwort (Salsola soda) formations colonizing periodically inundated muds of the saltmarshes of the western Black Sea coast and adjacent inland waterbodies and of the inland salt-basins associated with the salt steppes and saltmarshes of the western Black Sea plain, west of the Dniestr, of the basin of the lower Danube, and, in very fragmentary form, of the northern Thracian basin of the middle Maritsa and the Tundzha. Typical species include Salicornia prostrata, Suaeda maritima, Bassia hirsuta, Limonium gmelinii.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D6.162 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D6.1) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Bassia hirsuta
Flowering Plants
Limonium gmelinii
Flowering Plants
Salicornia prostrata
Flowering Plants
Salsola soda
Flowering Plants
Suaeda maritima
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Bassia hirsuta | Flowering Plants | |
| Limonium gmelinii | Flowering Plants | |
| Salicornia prostrata | Flowering Plants | |
| Salsola soda | Flowering Plants | |
| Suaeda maritima | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.11521 | Western Pontic glasswort-seablite-saltwort swards | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D6.162 | Western Pontic glasswort-seablite-saltwort swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D6.162 | Western Pontic glasswort-seablite-saltwort swards | same |
