Periodically exposed shore with stable, eutrophic sediments with pioneer or ephemeral vegetation
Description (English)
This habitat includes periodically exposed shores of rivers or islets of accumulated sediment in river channels, drying out oxbows, lakes and fishponds. Similar environmental conditions occur in ditches, wet places in villages or shallowly inundated and drying out arable land. Soils are muddy or sandy-muddy, usually with a high concentration of nutrients from natural sedimentation or human input. Vegetation is dominated by annual herbs, mainly of the genera Bidens, Chenopodium and Persicaria. In the Mediterranean areas where the drying out is faster, the vegetation can also be dominated by perennial stoloniferous species tolerant to prolonged flooding. In contrast to habitat Q62, this habitat occurs at sites with quick draw-down and drying out or on more nutrient-rich sediments.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q61 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Rumex maritimus
Flowering Plants
Bidens tripartita
Flowering Plants
Oxybasis rubra
Flowering Plants
Rorippa palustris
Flowering Plants
Persicaria hydropiper
Flowering Plants
Alopecurus aequalis
Flowering Plants
Cyperus fuscus
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus sceleratus
Flowering Plants
Bidens radiata
Flowering Plants
Bidens cernua
Flowering Plants
Oxybasis glauca
Flowering Plants
Persicaria dubia
Flowering Plants
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Flowering Plants
Carex bohemica
Flowering Plants
Oenanthe aquatica
Flowering Plants
Limosella aquatica
Flowering Plants
Echinochloa crus-galli
Flowering Plants
Potentilla supina
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Rumex maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
| Bidens tripartita | Flowering Plants | |
| Oxybasis rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Rorippa palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Persicaria hydropiper | Flowering Plants | |
| Alopecurus aequalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cyperus fuscus | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Flowering Plants | |
| Bidens radiata | Flowering Plants | |
| Bidens cernua | Flowering Plants | |
| Oxybasis glauca | Flowering Plants | |
| Persicaria dubia | Flowering Plants | |
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex bohemica | Flowering Plants | |
| Oenanthe aquatica | Flowering Plants | |
| Limosella aquatica | Flowering Plants | |
| Echinochloa crus-galli | Flowering Plants | |
| Potentilla supina | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Bidens tripartita
Flowering Plants
Persicaria hydropiper
Flowering Plants
Plantago major
Flowering Plants
Rumex maritimus
Flowering Plants
Rorippa palustris
Flowering Plants
Oxybasis rubra
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus sceleratus
Flowering Plants
Echinochloa crus-galli
Flowering Plants
Alopecurus aequalis
Flowering Plants
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Flowering Plants
Agrostis stolonifera
Flowering Plants
Oenanthe aquatica
Flowering Plants
Tripleurospermum maritimum
Flowering Plants
Bidens cernua
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
Flowering Plants
Lycopus europaeus
Flowering Plants
Juncus bufonius
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Bidens tripartita | Flowering Plants | |
| Persicaria hydropiper | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago major | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
| Rorippa palustris | Flowering Plants | |
| Oxybasis rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Flowering Plants | |
| Echinochloa crus-galli | Flowering Plants | |
| Alopecurus aequalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Flowering Plants | |
| Oenanthe aquatica | Flowering Plants | |
| Tripleurospermum maritimum | Flowering Plants | |
| Bidens cernua | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Lycopus europaeus | Flowering Plants | |
| Juncus bufonius | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Persicaria hydropiper
Flowering Plants
Bidens tripartita
Flowering Plants
Oxybasis rubra
Flowering Plants
Rumex maritimus
Flowering Plants
Persicaria dubia
Flowering Plants
Bidens cernua
Flowering Plants
Alopecurus aequalis
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Persicaria hydropiper | Flowering Plants | |
| Bidens tripartita | Flowering Plants | |
| Oxybasis rubra | Flowering Plants | |
| Rumex maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
| Persicaria dubia | Flowering Plants | |
| Bidens cernua | Flowering Plants | |
| Alopecurus aequalis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | C3.5 | Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation | overlap |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.5 | Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.5 | Pioneer and ephemeral vegetation of periodically inundated shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.5 | Pioneer and ephemeral vegetation of periodically inundated shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.5 | Pioneer and ephemeral vegetation of periodically inundated shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3.6 | Ephemeral vegetation of periodically inundated shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C3.5 | Ephemeral or amphibious vegetation of periodically inundated areas | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 22.3 | Amphibious macrophyte communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 22.3 | Amphibious macrophyte communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 22.3 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 22.3 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 22.3 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 22.3 | same |
