Wet inland cliff
Description (English)
Permanently wet cliffs in temperate and Mediterranean regions, in often highly localized situations, where rock and earth surfaces are kept wet by water trickles, spray splashing and a sunless orientation. The characteristic flora is dominated by shade and moisture-tolerant vascular plants, luxuriant ferns and bryophytes, and green and blue-green algae.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code U3D |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Ferns
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Flowering Plants
Pinguicula grandiflora
Flowering Plants
Samolus valerandi
Flowering Plants
Hypericum hircinum
Mosses & Liverworts
Eucladium verticillatum
Mosses & Liverworts
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum
Flowering Plants
Trachelium caeruleum
Flowering Plants
Doronicum corsicum
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adiantum capillus-veneris | Ferns | |
| Pinguicula grandiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Samolus valerandi | Flowering Plants | |
| Hypericum hircinum | Flowering Plants | |
| Eucladium verticillatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Hymenostylium recurvirostrum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Trachelium caeruleum | Flowering Plants | |
| Doronicum corsicum | Flowering Plants |
Ferns
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Flowering Plants
Pinguicula grandiflora
Flowering Plants
Samolus valerandi
Flowering Plants
Molinia caerulea
Flowering Plants
Parietaria judaica
Flowering Plants
Hypericum hircinum
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adiantum capillus-veneris | Ferns | |
| Pinguicula grandiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Samolus valerandi | Flowering Plants | |
| Molinia caerulea | Flowering Plants | |
| Parietaria judaica | Flowering Plants | |
| Hypericum hircinum | 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 |
|---|
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | wider |
| European Red List of Habitats | H3.4 | Wet inland cliff | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H3.4 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 62.5 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 62.5 | Wet inland cliffs | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 62.5 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 62.5 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 62.5 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 62.5 | same |
