Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large Juncus spp.
English name:
Swamps and marshes dominated by soft rush or other large rushes
Description (English)
Stands of large Juncus spp. invading heavily grazed and trampled marshes or fens or (with Juncus effusus) eutrophicated poor fens and bogs, e.g. in the vicinity of bird colonies. Excludes stands of rushes in wet grassland (E3.4), where the ground is waterlogged for less than half the year.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D5.3 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juncion maritimi Br.-Bl. ex Horvatic 1934 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic coastal saline rush marsh vegetation under prolonged flooding regime | Limonio gmelinii-Juncion maritimi Golub et Solomakha 1988; Apio-Juncion maritimi Pop 1962; Eco-Juncion maritimi Chapman 1954; Glauco-Juncion maritimi Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1984; Inulion crithmoidis S. Brullo et Furnari 1988; Juncion maritimi Br.-Bl. 1931; Juncion maritimi Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. et al. 1952; Juncion maritimi Chapman 1959; Tetragonolobion siliquosi Pignatti 1953; Apio-Juncion maritimi Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963; Glauco-Juncion maritimi Géhu et Géhu-Franck in Géhu 2007; Puccinellion festuciformis Géhu et Scoppola in Géhu et al. 1984 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947 | Temporarily flooded heavily grazed nutrient-rich grasslands and herblands in habitat experiencing variable wet-dry or brackish-fresh conditions in temperate Europe | Ranunculo sardoi-Plantaginion intermediae Julve 1993; Agrostion stoloniferae Görs 1966; Blysmo-Juncion compressi Knapp 1971; Eu-Agropyro-Rumicion Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Festucion arundinaceae Duvigneaud in Géhu 1999; Juncion effusi Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Lolio-Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1985; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1986; Potentillion anserinae von Rochow 1948 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Juncion inflexi Knapp 1971 | Temporarily flooded lightly grazed nutrient-rich tall herblands of variable wet-dry riparian and alluvial habitats of temperate Europe | Mentho longifoliae-Juncion inflexi T. Müller et Görs ex de Foucault 2009; Scorpidio holoschoeni-Juncion inflexi de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012; Mentho aquaticae-Juncion inflexi Julve 1993; Mentho suaveolentis-Juncion longicornis Julve 1993; Mentho longifoliae-Juncion inflexi T. Müller et Görs 1969 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Juncus effusus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juncus effusus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 53.5 | Tall rush swamps | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B5 | Marsh/marshy grassland | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 7.1.1 | Endroit piétiné humide | overlap |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D5.3 | Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large Juncus spp. | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D5.3 | Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large Juncus spp. | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D5.3 | Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large Juncus spp. | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D5.3 | Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large Juncus spp. | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D5.3 | Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large rushes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D5.4 | Swamps and marshes dominated by Juncus effusus or other large rushes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53.5 | Tall rush swamps | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53.5 | Tall rush swamps | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53.5 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53.5 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53.5 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 53.5 | same |
