Atlantic Sagina maritima communities
Description (English)
Formations of annual pioneers occupying sands subject to variable salinity and humidity, on the coasts, in the dunal systems and in the saltmarshes. They are usually limited to small surfaces and best developed in the zone of contact between dune and saltmarsh. Characteristic species include Sagina maritima, Sagina nodosa, Cochlearia danica, Gentiana uliginosa, Centaurium littorale, Bupleurum tenuissimum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA2253 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Bupleurum tenuissimum | Flowering Plants | |
Centaurium littorale | Flowering Plants | |
Cochlearia danica | Flowering Plants | |
Gentiana uliginosa | Flowering Plants | |
Sagina maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Sagina nodosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.553 | Atlantic Sagina maritima communities | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.553 | Atlantic Sagina maritima communities | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.653 | Atlantic Sagina maritima communities | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.653 | Atlantic Sagina maritima communities | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.653 | Atlantic Sagina maritima communities | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.613 | Atlantic Sagina maritima communities | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.13 | Atlantic sea-pearlwort communities | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.13 | Atlantic sea-pearlwort communities | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.13 | Atlantic sea-pearlwort communities | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.13 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.13 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.13 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.113 | same |