Helophyte beds
Description (English)
Tall sedges, reed and other helophytes dominated communities of freshwater or brackish marshes and shores of freshwater or brackish water bodies, usually on muddy, mesotrophic to eutrophic soils.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q5 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | C3 | Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies | overlap |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D5 | Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D5 | Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3 | Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D5 | Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3 | Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3 | Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D5 | Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D5 | Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3 | Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D5 | Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3 | Littoral zone of inland surface water bodies | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D5 | Extensive species-poor sedge and reed beds, normally without free-standing water | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C3 | Water-fringing vegetation including sedges and reeds | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53 | Water-fringe vegetation | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53 | Part of Water-fringe vegetation | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53 | Part of Water-fringe vegetation | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53 | narrower | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53 | narrower | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53 | narrower | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 53 | narrower |
