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 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Tamarix ramosissima
Flowering Plants
Aeluropus pungens
Flowering Plants
Polygonum arenarium
Flowering Plants
Suaeda altissima
Flowering Plants
Tamarix gracilis
Flowering Plants
Atriplex aucheri
Flowering Plants
Limonium meyeri
Flowering Plants
Atriplex micrantha
Flowering Plants
Tamarix laxa
Flowering Plants
Bolboschoenus glaucus
Flowering Plants
Eremopyrum triticeum
Flowering Plants
Polygonum bellardii
Flowering Plants
Descurainia sophia
Flowering Plants
Puccinellia gigantea
Flowering Plants
Atriplex tatarica
Flowering Plants
Lactuca tatarica
Flowering Plants
Bassia hyssopifolia
Flowering Plants
Lepidium latifolium
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamarix ramosissima | Flowering Plants | |
| Aeluropus pungens | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum arenarium | Flowering Plants | |
| Suaeda altissima | Flowering Plants | |
| Tamarix gracilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex aucheri | Flowering Plants | |
| Limonium meyeri | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex micrantha | Flowering Plants | |
| Tamarix laxa | Flowering Plants | |
| Bolboschoenus glaucus | Flowering Plants | |
| Eremopyrum triticeum | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum bellardii | Flowering Plants | |
| Descurainia sophia | Flowering Plants | |
| Puccinellia gigantea | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
| Lactuca tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
| Bassia hyssopifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Lepidium latifolium | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Tamarix ramosissima
Flowering Plants
Polygonum arenarium
Flowering Plants
Limonium meyeri
Flowering Plants
Elytrigia repens
Flowering Plants
Eremopyrum triticeum
Flowering Plants
Descurainia sophia
Flowering Plants
Cynodon dactylon
Flowering Plants
Artemisia santonicum
Flowering Plants
Aeluropus pungens
Flowering Plants
Lactuca tatarica
Flowering Plants
Atriplex tatarica
Flowering Plants
Atriplex aucheri
Flowering Plants
Suaeda altissima
Flowering Plants
Phragmites australis
Flowering Plants
Cynanchum acutum
Flowering Plants
Medicago sativa
Flowering Plants
Atriplex micrantha
Flowering Plants
Anisantha tectorum
Flowering Plants
Tamarix laxa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamarix ramosissima | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum arenarium | Flowering Plants | |
| Limonium meyeri | Flowering Plants | |
| Elytrigia repens | Flowering Plants | |
| Eremopyrum triticeum | Flowering Plants | |
| Descurainia sophia | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynodon dactylon | Flowering Plants | |
| Artemisia santonicum | Flowering Plants | |
| Aeluropus pungens | Flowering Plants | |
| Lactuca tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex tatarica | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex aucheri | Flowering Plants | |
| Suaeda altissima | Flowering Plants | |
| Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynanchum acutum | Flowering Plants | |
| Medicago sativa | Flowering Plants | |
| Atriplex micrantha | Flowering Plants | |
| Anisantha tectorum | Flowering Plants | |
| Tamarix laxa | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Tamarix ramosissima
Flowering Plants
Tamarix gracilis
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamarix ramosissima | Flowering Plants | |
| Tamarix gracilis | Flowering Plants |
