Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)
Description (English)
Various mediterranean communities of the Juncetalia maritimi.
subtypes :
Pal. 15.51 - tall rush saltmarshes dominated by Juncus maritimus and/or J. acutus
Pal. 15.52 - short rush, sedge and clover saltmarshes (Juncion maritimi) and humid meadows behind the littoral, rich in annual plant species and in Fabacea (Trifolion squamosi)
Pal. 15.53 - mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows (Plantaginion crassifoliae)
Pal. 15.54 - Iberian salt meadows (Puccinellion fasciculatae)
Pal. 15.55 - halophilous marshes along the coast and the coastal lagoons (Puccinellion festuciformis)
Pal. 15.57 - humid halophilous moors with the shrubby stratum dominated by Artemisia coerulescens (Agropyro-Artemision coerulescentis)
Cyprus subtypes - Halophytic vegetation periodically inundated by saline or bracking water.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 1410) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 615 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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Aeluropus littoralis | Flowering Plants | |
Alopecurus bulbosus | Flowering Plants | |
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum | Flowering Plants | |
Aster tripolium | Flowering Plants | |
Blackstonia imperfoliata | Flowering Plants | |
Carex divisa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex extensa | Flowering Plants | |
Centaurium spicatum | Flowering Plants | |
Centaurium tenuiflorum | Flowering Plants | |
Cressa cretica | Flowering Plants | |
Crypsis schoenoides | Flowering Plants | |
Eleocharis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Glinus lotoides | Flowering Plants | |
Hordeum maritimum | Flowering Plants | |
Hordeum nodosum | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus acutus | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus gerardi | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium echioides | Flowering Plants | |
Linum maritimum | Flowering Plants | |
Parapholis marginata | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago cornuti | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago crassifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia fasciculata | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia festuciformis | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia gigantea | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius | Flowering Plants | |
Schoenoplectus litoralis | Flowering Plants | |
Scorzonera parviflora | Flowering Plants | |
Sphenopus divaricatus | Flowering Plants | |
Suaeda vera | Flowering Plants | |
Trifolium michelianum | Flowering Plants | |
Trifolium squamosum | 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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National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM15 | Juncus maritimus-Triglochin maritima saltmarsh | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM18 | Juncus maritimus saltmarsh | not defined |