Moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringes and meadows
English name:
Moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringes and meadows
Description (English)
Tall-herb and fern vegetation of the nemoral and boreal zones, including stands of tall herbs on hills and mountains below the montane level. Tall herbs are often dominant along watercourses, in wet meadows and in shade at the edge of woodlands.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E5.4 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aegopodion podagrariae Tx. 1967 nom. conserv. propos. | Nitrophilous herb-rich communities of mesic margins and clearings of forests and scrub in temperate and subboreal zones of Europe; Tall-herb perennial ruderal and semi-natural fringe thermophilous communities on nutrient-rich soils in temperate and subboreal zones of Europe | Parietarion officinalis Ratiu et al. 1966; Sambucion ebuli Eliáš 1979; Parietarion officinalis Boscaiu et al. 1964 nom. rejic. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Arunco-Petasition albae Br.-Bl. et Sutter 1977 | Tall-herb vegetation of raw alluvium soils of montane and supramontane streamsides of Alps | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Petasition officinalis Sillinger 1933 | Tall-herb vegetation of raw alluvium soils on colline to montane streamsides of Carpathians and Hercynicum | Petasition hybridi Sillinger 1933 nom. mut. propos. (sensu Soó 1980); Telekion speciosae Morariu ex Resmerita et Ratiu 1974; Petasition officinalis vel albae (Sillinger 1933) Klika 1955; Adenostylion alliariae Aichinger 1933; Chaerophyllo-Petasition hybridi Kopecký 1968; Telekion speciosae Morariu 1967; Petasition officinalis vel albae (Sillinger 1933) Klika 1954 (sensu Klika 1955); Petasition albae (Sillinger 1933) Klika 1955 (sensu Passarge 1978); Petasito hybridi-Chaerophyllion hirsuti (Sillinger 1933) Niemann et al. 1973 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Senecionion fluviatilis Tx. ex Moor 1958 | Tall-herb nitrophilous weil vegetation of river banks and ditches of Central Europe | Soncho-Euphorbion palustris Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Calystegion sepium Tx. 1947 corr. Julve 1993; Calystegion sepium Tx. ex Oberd. 1957; Convolvulion sepium Oberd. 1949; Convolvulion sepium Tx. 1947; Convolvulion sepium Tx. ex Oberd. 1957; Senecionion fluviatilis Tx. 1947; Senecionion fluviatilis Tx. 1950; Senecionion fluviatilis Tx. ex Oberd. 1950; Calystegio sepium-Althaeion officinalis de Foucault 2011 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Filipendulo-Petasition Br.-Bl. ex Duvigneaud 1949 | Wet tall herblands on mineral soils of temperate Europe | Stachyo palustris-Cirsion oleracei Julve et Gillet in Julve 1993; Cirsio palustris-Filipendulion ulmariae Klauck 1993; Angelico sylvestris-Filipendulion ulmariae Passarge 1977; Filipendulion ulmariae Segal 1966; Filipendulo-Cirsion oleracei Duvigneaud 1946; Filipendulo-Petasition Br.-Bl. 1950; Chaerophyllo hirsuti-Filipendulion ulmariae (Passarge 1977) Preising in Preising et al. 1997; Lotion uliginosi Passarge 1975; Violo palustris-Lotion uliginosi Passarge 1989; Thalictro flavi-Filipendulion ulmariae de Foucault in Royer et al. 2006; Stachyo palustris-Cirsion oleracei Julve et Gillet 1994; Thalictro flavi-Filipendulion ulmariae de Foucault 1984; Filipendulion ulmariae Segal ex Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Filipendulion ulmariae Segal ex Lohmeyer in Oberd. et al. 1967; Filipendulo ulmariae-Chaerophyllion hirsuti de Foucault 2011; Filipendulo-Petasition Br.-Bl. 1949 nom. ambig. propos.; Filipendulo ulmariae-Cirsion rivularis de Foucault 1984 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Althaeion officinalis Golub et Mirkin in Golub 1995 | Sub-saline periodically flooded meadows of Lower Volga valley | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Conioselinion tatarici Golub et al. 2003 | Wet meadows of subarctic supralittoral of White Sea seaboards | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Impatienti noli-tangere-Stachyion sylvaticae Görs ex Mucina 1993 | Tall-herb communities of shaded forest margins and clearings on loamy soils in colline and submontane belts of Central Europe | Impatienti noli-tangere-Stachyion sylvaticae Görs 1974 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Ipomoeo acuminatae-Ageratinion adenophorae Espírito-Santo et al. 2004 | Canarian-Madeirean tall-herb riparian vegetation rich in neophytes | Ageratinio adenophorae-Ipomeion acuminatae Espírito-Santo et al. 2004 nom. invers. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Senecionion samniti Bonin 1978 | Nitrophilous tall-herb vegetation of mountain streamsides of Central and Southern Apennines | Adenostylion glabrae Castelli et al. 2001; Senecio cordati-Chaerophyllion hirsuti Senecioni-Chaerophyllion Hruška 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Cynancho-Convolvulion sepium Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex Rivas-Mart. 1977 | Western Mediterranean tall-herb nitrophilous riparian vegetation | Cynancho-Convolvulion sepium Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963; Bromo ramosi-Eupatorion cannabini O. de Bolòs et Masalles in O. de Bolòs 1983; Cynancho-Calystegion sepium Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex Rivas-Mart. 1977 nom. mut. propos.; Cynancho acuti-Calystegion sepium Rivas Goday et Rivas-Martínez ex de Foucault 2011 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Nardosmion laevigatae Klotz et Köck 1986 | Tall-herb nitrophilous vegetation on banks of mountain rivers and streams of South Urals | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Lythro-Euphorbion Mirkin et Naumova 1986 | Sub-saline periodically flooded meadows of river valleys in semi-desert zone of European Russia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Deschampsion cespitosae Horvatic 1930 | Floodplain alluvial unfertilised meadows of sub-continental regions of Europe | Veronico longifoliae-Lysimachion vulgaris (Passarge 1977) Bal.-Tul. 1981; Agrostion albae Soó 1941; Alopecurion pratensis Passarge 1964; Cnidion dubii Bal.-Tul. 1966 nom. mut. propos.; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1965; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1966; Deschampsio-Alopecurion Mirkin et Naumova 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Archangelicion litoralis Scamoni et Passarge 1963 | Tall-herb communities of flooded river-banks in Central and Eastern Europe | Angelicion littoralis Tx. 1959 (sensu Géhu & Géhu-Franck 1984); Angelicion littoralis Lohmeyer et al. 1962; Convolvulo-Archangelicion litoralis Tx. 1950; Humulo-Fallopion dumetorum Passarge 1975; Humulo-Polygonion dumetorum Passarge 1965; Epilobion hirsuti Van't Veer et al. in Stortelder et al. 1999; Symphyto officinalis-Filipendulion ulmariae Klauck 1993; Galio veri-Aristolochion clematidis Shevchyk et Solomakha in Shevchyk et al. 1996 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Euphorbion palustris Ageleulov et Golub in Golub 1995 | Sub-saline periodically flooded meadows of steppe zone of Ural River valley | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Dorycnio recti-Rumicion conglomerati Gradstein et Schmittenberg 1977 | Central and Eastern Mediterranean tall-herb nitrophilous riparian vegetation | Dorycnion recti Géhu et Biondi 1989 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.1 | Lowland tall herb communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.7 | Humid tall herb fringes | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B5 | Marsh/marshy grassland | overlap |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 11 | Fen, marsh and swamp | wider |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | OV26 | Epilobium hirsutum community | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.3.3 | Mégaphorbiée marécageuse | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.1.3 | Ourlet hygrophile de plaine | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.1.4 | Ourlet hygrophile d'altitude | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E5.4 | Moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringes and meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E5.4 | Moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringes and meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E5.4 | Moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringes and meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E5.4 | Moist or wet tall-herb and fern fringes and meadows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.6 | Moist or wet tall-herb fringes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.6 | Moist or wet tall-herb fringes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.7 | Humid tall herb fringes | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.1 | Lowland tall herb communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.7 | Humid tall herb fringes | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.1 | Lowland tall herb communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.7 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.1 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.1 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.7 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.7 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.7 | same |
