Short Mediterranean amphibious communities
Description (English)
Formations of Mediterranean, thermo-Atlantic and Macaronesian entirely or partially summer-dry ponds, pools and ditches with Isoetes spp., Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea strigosa, Pilularia globulifera, Pilularia minuta, Mentha pulegium, Lythrum hyssopifolia s.l., Trifolium filiforme, Peplis erecta, Teucrium cravense, Serapias lingua, Juncus bufonius, Juncus capitatus, Juncus pygmaeus, Juncus fasciculatus, Scirpus savii, sometimes (rocky edges of fast rivulets), Spiranthes aestivalis and Anagallis tenella.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q5231 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Anagallis tenella
Flowering Plants
Juncus bufonius
Flowering Plants
Juncus capitatus
Flowering Plants
Juncus pygmaeus
Flowering Plants
Spiranthes aestivalis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anagallis tenella | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus bufonius | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus capitatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus pygmaeus | Flowering Plants | |
| Spiranthes aestivalis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | C3.421 | Short Mediterranean amphibious communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.421 | Short Mediterranean amphibious communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.421 | Short Mediterranean amphibious communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.421 | Short Mediterranean amphibious communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.421 | Short Mediterranean amphibious communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 22.341 | Short Mediterranean amphibious swards | same |
