Cyperus laevigatus beds

Description (English)

Formations dominated by, or rich in, Cyperus laevigatus, characteristic, in particular, of saline depressions in the Canary Islands, of thermal waterbodies on Pantelleria, and of damp, often saline, sites, such as lake, marsh and swamp margins, of North Africa. These formations are apparently extinct in the Maltese Islands.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code Q542

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Cyperus laevigatus
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Cyperus laevigatus Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) D6.22 Cyperus laevigatus beds same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D6.22 Cyperus laevigatus beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D6.22 Cyperus laevigatus beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 D6.22 Cyperus laevigatus beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 D6.22 Cyperus laevigatus beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 D6.22 Cyperus laevigatus beds same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 53.222 Slender galingale beds same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 53.222 Slender galingale beds same
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