Screens or veils of perennial tall herbs lining watercourses
Description (English)
Tall herbs fringe communities on banks of runnning waters on gleyic soils with humus horizon. Characteristic species are Petasites spp., Filipendula ulmaria, Aegopodium podagraria, Chaerophyllum hirsutum, Urtica dioica, Mentha longifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Crepis paludosa, Epilobium hirsutum and Geranium palustre. Vegetation of Calthion, Senecionion fluviatilis, and Petasition officinalis is found in this unit. Often replaced by neophytes or ruderal plants.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R551 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Aegopodium podagraria
Flowering Plants
Angelica sylvestris
Flowering Plants
Caltha palustris
Flowering Plants
Chaerophyllum hirsutum
Flowering Plants
Crepis paludosa
Flowering Plants
Epilobium hirsutum
Flowering Plants
Filipendula ulmaria
Flowering Plants
Geranium palustre
Flowering Plants
Mentha longifolia
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Aegopodium podagraria | Flowering Plants | |
| Angelica sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
| Caltha palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Chaerophyllum hirsutum | Flowering Plants | |
| Crepis paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Epilobium hirsutum | Flowering Plants | |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium palustre | Flowering Plants | |
| Mentha longifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E5.41 | Screens or veils of perennial tall herbs lining watercourses | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E5.41 | Screens or veils of perennial tall herbs lining watercourses | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E5.41 | Screens or veils of perennial tall herbs lining watercourses | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E5.41 | Screens or veils of perennial tall herbs lining watercourses | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E5.41 | Screens or veils of perennial tall herbs lining watercourses | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.61 | Watercourse veils | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.61 | Watercourse veils | same |
