[Typha] beds normally without free-standing water
Common name:
Reedmace ([Typha]) beds normally without free-standing water
Habitat code:
D5.13
Description:
Communities of the margins of Palaearctic lakes, rivers and brooks dominated by [Typha latifolia], [Typha angustifolia], [Typha domingensis] and [Typha laxmannii] formations, usually extremely species-poor and sometimes almost pure, tolerant of extended periods of dryness, varying conditions of salinity, and of pollution.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Typha angustifolia Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Typha domingensis (Pers.) Steudel, 1824 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Typha latifolia Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Typha laxmannii Lepechin, 1801 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
