Glaucous glasswort thickets
English name:
Glaucous glasswort thickets
Description (English)
Shrubby formations of Arthrocnemum glaucum. Along northern Mediterranean shores, they often occupy somewhat drier sites such as shell banks in saline lagoons; in the North African coastal marshes of Cyrenaica, Tripolitana, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, they constitute the only Arthrocnemum formations.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.5263 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arthrocnemum glaucum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrocnemum glaucum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.613 | Glaucous glasswort thickets | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.5263 | Glaucous glasswort thickets | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.6263 | Glaucous glasswort thickets | same |
