EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > Q - Wetlands > Q5 - Helophyte beds > Q51 - Tall-helophyte bed > Q51A - Brackish and alkaline Cirsium brachycephalum beds

Brackish and alkaline Cirsium brachycephalum beds

Description (English)

Beds of Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. compactus and Cirsium brachycephalum on saline soils which are species-poor and structurally simple. Puccinellia limosa, Tripolium pannonicum and Potentilla anserina are also typical.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code Q51A

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Bolboschoenus maritimus
Flowering Plants Cirsium brachycephalum
Flowering Plants Tripolium pannonicum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Bolboschoenus maritimus Flowering Plants
Cirsium brachycephalum Flowering Plants
Tripolium pannonicum Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) C3.2A Brackish and alkaline Cirsium brachycephalum beds same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

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