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Pearlwort-saltmarsh grass swards

Description (English)

Communities of saltmarshes developed in areas of varying salinity and humidity, in particular, in estuarine saltmarshes, in saltmarsh inner basins, in dike-enclosed saltmarshes, with Spergularia marina, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia fasciculata, Puccinellia retroflexa, Puccinellia maritima, Triglochin maritima, Potentilla anserina and Halimione portulacoides.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2221
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)	1330	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Halimione portulacoides

Flowering Plants Potentilla anserina

Flowering Plants Puccinellia distans

Flowering Plants Puccinellia fasciculata

Flowering Plants Puccinellia maritima

Flowering Plants Spergularia marina

Flowering Plants Triglochin maritima

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Halimione portulacoides		Flowering Plants
Potentilla anserina		Flowering Plants
Puccinellia distans		Flowering Plants
Puccinellia fasciculata		Flowering Plants
Puccinellia maritima		Flowering Plants
Spergularia marina		Flowering Plants
Triglochin maritima		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.5211	Pearlwort-saltmarsh grass swards	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type	Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.5211	Pearlwort-saltmarsh grass swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.6211	Pearlwort-saltmarsh grass swards	same

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