Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water
English name:
Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water
Description (English)
Terrestrialized stands of tall salt-tolerant helophytes, notably Phragmites australis and Cyperus laevigatus. These species also grow as emergents and fringing vegetation beside saline water bodies (C3.27).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D6.2 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 1410 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scirpion maritimi Dahl et Hadac 1941 | Mesotrophic and eutrophic brackish swamp reeds of the European temperate coastal regions | Scirpion maritimi Dahl et Hadac 1941 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980; Bolboschoenion maritimi Dahl et Hadac 1941 nom. mut. propos.; Bolboschoenion (hal.) Soó 1945 (orig. form); Bolboschoenion maritimi Soó 1947; Caricion paleaceae Dahl et Hadac 1941; Eco-Magnocaricion paleaceae Chapman 1954; Eco-Phragmition Chapman 1954 p.p.; Eleocharition uniglumis Siira 1970; Eleocharition uniglumis Tyler 1969; Halo-Scirpion (Dahl et Hadac 1941) Den Held et Westhoff 1975; Bolboschoenion compacti Dahl et Hadac 1941 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980 nom. mut. propos.; Bolboschoenion maritimi continentale (Soó 1945) Borhidi 1970 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Typhion laxmannii Nedelcu 1968 | Subsaline reed communities of upper littoral of continental lakes | Typhion laxmannii Losev et Golub 1988; Typhion laxmannii Losev et Golub in Golub et al. 1991 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Meliloto dentati-Bolboschoenion maritimi Hroudová et al. 2009 | Tall-rush subsaline reed communities of continental regions of Iberian Peninsula and Pannonian Basin | Bolboschoenion (hal.) Soó 1945; Bolboschoenion maritimi Soó 1947; Scirpion compacto-littoralis Rivas-Mart. et al. in Cirujano 1980; Bolboschoenion maritimi continentale (Soó 1945) Borhidi 1970; Scirpion compacto-litoralis Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980; Bolboschoenion compacti (Soó 1947) Hejný in Holub et al. 1967; Scirpion maritimo-compacti Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Cyperus laevigatus
Flowering Plants
Phragmites australis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cyperus laevigatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | Ss | Seasonal/intermittent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools | not defined |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D6.2 | Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D6.2 | Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D6.2 | Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D6.2 | Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D6.2 | Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water | same |
