Freshwater dwarf Eleocharis communities
Description (English)
Rare communities colonising the fluid muds of drying ponds of nemoral, boreonemoral, boreal, and, locally, steppic, Palaearctic Eurasia, characterised by Eleocharis ovata, Eleocharis carniolica, Carex bohemica, Lindernia procumbens, Scirpus supinus, Limosella aquatica, Cyperus fuscus, Peplis portula, Juncus tenageia, Elatine hexandra, Elatine hydropiper, and Coleanthus subtilis; the latter species has a highly disjunct distribution, principally in western France, the Czech Republic and adjacent southeastern Germany and northern Austria, the Lake Ladoga region of Russia and Amurland.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C3.511 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C3.51) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex bohemica
Flowering Plants
Coleanthus subtilis
Flowering Plants
Cyperus fuscus
Flowering Plants
Elatine hexandra
Flowering Plants
Elatine hydropiper
Flowering Plants
Eleocharis carniolica
Flowering Plants
Eleocharis ovata
Flowering Plants
Juncus tenageia
Flowering Plants
Limosella aquatica
Flowering Plants
Lindernia procumbens
Flowering Plants
Peplis portula
Flowering Plants
Scirpus supinus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex bohemica | Flowering Plants | |
| Coleanthus subtilis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cyperus fuscus | Flowering Plants | |
| Elatine hexandra | Flowering Plants | |
| Elatine hydropiper | Flowering Plants | |
| Eleocharis carniolica | Flowering Plants | |
| Eleocharis ovata | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus tenageia | Flowering Plants | |
| Limosella aquatica | Flowering Plants | |
| Lindernia procumbens | Flowering Plants | |
| Peplis portula | Flowering Plants | |
| Scirpus supinus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 22.321 | Dwarf spike-rush communities | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | M2.1 | VEGETACE LETNĚNÝCH RYBNÍKŮ (Vegetation of exposed fishpond bottoms) | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.511 | Freshwater dwarf Eleocharis communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.511 | Freshwater dwarf Eleocharis communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.511 | Freshwater dwarf Eleocharis communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.511 | Freshwater dwarf Eleocharis communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 22.321 | Dwarf spike-rush communities | same |
