Pearlwort-saltmarsh grass swards

Common name:
Pearlwort-saltmarsh grass swards
Habitat code:
A2.5211
Description:

Communities of saltmarshes of the Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic coasts of Europe, from the Iberian peninsula to Scandinavia, developed in areas of varying salinity and humidity, in particular, in estuarine saltmarshes, in saltmarsh inner basins, in dike-enclsoed saltmarshes, with [Spergularia marina], [Puccinellia distans], [Puccinellia fasciculata], [Puccinellia retroflexa], [Puccinellia maritima], [Triglochin maritima], [Potentilla anserina] and [Halimione portulacoides].

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Spergularia media (L.) C.Presl Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Potentilla anserina L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Triglochin maritima L. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Puccinellia fasciculata (Torr.) E.P.Bicknell Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Puccinellia distans (L.) Parl. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Puccinellia distans ssp. distans (L.) Parl. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Puccinellia maritima (Huds.) Parl. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
U32083100 U32083100 MATSALU