Salix arenaria mats
English name:
Creeping-willow mats
Description (English)
Mats of Salix arenaria colonizing dry or humid dune depressions of Atlantic, North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea and Baltic coasts of western and northwestern Europe.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B1.62 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.6) |
| 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 | Dunes with Salix repens ssp argentea (Salicion arenariae) | 2170 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Salix arenaria
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salix arenaria | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.26 | Creeping-willow mats | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD16 | Salix repens-Holcus lanatus dune-slack community | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.62 | Salix arenaria mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.62 | Salix arenaria mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.62 | Salix arenaria mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.62 | Salix arenaria mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.62 | Salix arenaria mats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B5.36 | Creeping-willow mats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.26 | Creeping-willow mats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.26 | Creeping-willow mats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16.26 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16.26 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16.26 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16.26 | same |
