Halophile Scirpus, Bolboschoenus and Schoenoplectus beds
Description (English)
Formations of clubrushes (Scirpus spp.), often accompanied by rushes (Juncus spp.), fringing, to a depth of 1.5 metres, brackish, saline, or sometimes fresh, waters of coastal saltmarshes, coastal lagoons, athalassic saline waterbodies, springs, salt meadows, fens and tidal rivers. Scirpus tabernaemontani (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), Scirpus maritimus (Bolboschoenus maritimus), Scirpus triqueter, Scirpus litoralis, Scirpus pungens, with, in particular, Juncus gerardi and Juncus maritimus, are typical components.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q517 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Juncus gerardi
Flowering Plants
Juncus maritimus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juncus gerardi | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus maritimus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | C3.27 | Halophile Scirpus, Bolboschoenus and Schoenoplectus beds | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.27 | Halophile Scirpus beds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.27 | Halophile Scirpus beds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.27 | Halophile Scirpus beds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.27 | Halophile Scirpus beds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3.54 | Halophile Scirpus beds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C3.27 | Halophile clubrush beds | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53.17 | Halophile clubrush beds | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53.17 | Halophile clubrush beds | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53.17 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53.17 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53.17 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 53.17 | same |
