Reedbeds normally without free-standing water

Common name:
Reedbeds normally without free-standing water
Habitat code:
D5.1
Description:

Terrestrialized stands of tall helophyte Poaceae, [Schoenoplectus] spp., [Typha] spp., horsetails or forbs, usually species-poor and often dominated by one species, growing on waterlogged ground. They are classified according to dominant species which give them a distinctive appearance. These species also grow as emergents and fringing vegetation beside water bodies (C3.2).

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Carex acuta Linnaeus, 1753 Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
D5.13 Reedmace ([Typha]) beds normally without free-standing water [Typha] beds normally without free-standing water
D5.11 Common reed ([Phragmites]) beds normally without free-standing water [Phragmites australis] beds normally without free-standing water
D5.12 Common clubrush ([Scirpus]) beds normally without free-standing water [Scirpus lacustris] beds normally without free-standing water