Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes
Description (English)
Mediterranean salt steppes dominated by rosette-forming species of Limonium and with the presence of Inula crithmoides, Elymus elongatus ssp. ponticus, Elymus flaccidifolius, Centaurium tenuiflorum, Polypogon maritimus, Polypogon monspeliensis, Psilurus incurvus, Centaurium pulchellum, Halimione portulacoides, Parapholis marginata, Plantago crassifolia and Puccinellia festuciformis ssp. convoluta. Aegean and eastern Mediterranean coastal saltmarsh formations of Camphorosma monspeliaca or Petrosimonia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code R611 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Camphorosma monspeliaca
Flowering Plants
Elymus elongatus
Flowering Plants
Inula crithmoides
Flowering Plants
Puccinellia festuciformis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Camphorosma monspeliaca | Flowering Plants | |
| Elymus elongatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Inula crithmoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Puccinellia festuciformis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | E6.11 | Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E6.11 | Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E6.11 | Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E6.11 | Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E6.11 | Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E6.11 | Mediterranean Limonium salt steppes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B4.21 | Mediterranean sea-lavender salt steppes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.81 | Mediterranean sea-lavender salt steppes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.81 | Mediterranean sea-lavender salt steppes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.81 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.81 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.81 | same |
