Water chestnut carpets

English name: Water chestnut carpets

Description (English)

Floating-leaved formations of Palaearctic waters dominated by the trapid Trapa natans.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code C1.2412

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Trapa natans
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Trapa natans Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 22.4312 Water chestnut carpets source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C1.2412 Water chestnut carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C1.2412 Water chestnut carpets same
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