Semi-desert riparian scrub
Description (English)
Open scrub of Tamarix spp. and other shrubs and small trees occupying small or linear patches at sites characterised by seasonally high groundwater table and saline soils in beds of temporary or permanent rivers, in pans or sometimes in human-affected sites like irrigation systems through the semi-desert and desert region of South-Eastern Europe.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S94 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Tamarix ramosissima | Flowering Plants | |
Polygonum arenarium | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix gracilis | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium meyeri | Flowering Plants | |
Polygonum bellardii | Flowering Plants | |
Descurainia sophia | Flowering Plants | |
Atriplex tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
Lactuca tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
Lepidium latifolium | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Tamarix ramosissima | Flowering Plants | |
Polygonum arenarium | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium meyeri | Flowering Plants | |
Descurainia sophia | Flowering Plants | |
Cynodon dactylon | Flowering Plants | |
Artemisia santonicum | Flowering Plants | |
Lactuca tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
Atriplex tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants | |
Cynanchum acutum | Flowering Plants | |
Medicago sativa | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Tamarix ramosissima | Flowering Plants | |
Tamarix gracilis | Flowering Plants |