Spike-rush shallow-water swards

English name: Spike-rush shallow-water swards

Description (English)

Eleocharis acicularis beds of the Palaearctic, characteristic of more organic soils and mesotrophic waters than the communities of unit C3.411.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code C3.412
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C3.4)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Eleocharis acicularis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Eleocharis acicularis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 22.312 Spike-rush shallow-water swards source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C3.412 Spike-rush shallow-water swards same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C3.412 Spike-rush shallow-water swards same
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