Flat-leaved Spartina swards
Description (English)
Perennial pioneer grasslands of coastal salt muds dominated by flat-leaved Spartina maritima (Spartina stricta), Spartina townsendii, Spartina anglica, Spartina alterniflora, distributed along Atlantic and North Sea coasts of middle Europe north to Denmark and south to northwestern Iberia, with outposts on the Atlantic coast of Africa around Tangier, Rabat and Cap Blanc, extending east to the Danish archipelago and with isolated areas of occurrence in the Mediterranean basin, located in the northern Adriatic, in the Venice Lagoon and nearby coasts, from the mouth of the Po to Trieste and Slovenia, and in estuaries of the coasts of northwestern Africa.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.554 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) | 1320 | 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
Spartina alterniflora
Flowering Plants
Spartina maritima
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Spartina alterniflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Spartina maritima | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.21 | Flat-leaved cordgrass swards | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3.2 | Townsend's Cord-grass type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM4 | Spartina maritima salt-marsh community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM6 | Spartina anglica salt-marsh community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM5 | Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh community | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.554 | Flat-leaved Spartina swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.654 | Flat-leaved Spartina swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.654 | Flat-leaved Spartina swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.654 | Flat-leaved Spartina swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.614 | Flat-leaved Spartina swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.21 | Flat-leaved cordgrass swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.21 | Flat-leaved cordgrass swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.21 | Flat-leaved cordgrass swards | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.21 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.21 | same |
