Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes
English name:
Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes
Description (English)
Annual glasswort (Salicornia spp., Microcnemum coralloides), seablite (Suaeda spp.), or sometimes saltwort (Salsola spp.), formations colonizing periodically inundated muds of coastal saltmarshes and inland salt-basins of the Palaearctic.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.551 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 1310 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Microcnemum coralloides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Microcnemum coralloides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.11 | Glasswort swards | overlap |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 03.07.02.01 | Coastal wetlands and meadows: meadows / pastures: salt pioneer swards | narrower |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3.3 | Glasswort type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.5.2 | Salicornia europaea (Glasswort) type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM9 | Suaeda maritima salt-marsh community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM8 | Annual Salicornia salt-marsh community | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.551 | Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.651 | Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.651 | Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.651 | Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.611 | Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.11 | Glasswort swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.11 | Glasswort swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.11 | Glasswort swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.11 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.111 | same |
