Glasswort-saltmarsh grass meadows

English name: Glasswort-saltmarsh grass meadows

Description (English)

Communities of the lower part of the coastal saltmarshes of the Atlantic and its connected seas codominated by Puccinellia maritima, annual Salicornia spp. and Suaeda maritima.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code A2.5423
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Puccinellia maritima
Flowering Plants Suaeda maritima
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Puccinellia maritima Flowering Plants
Suaeda maritima Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 15.323 Glasswort-saltmarsh grass meadows source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A2.5423 Glasswort-saltmarsh grass meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A2.6423 Glasswort-saltmarsh grass meadows same
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