Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows
Common name:
Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows
Habitat code:
A2.532
Description:
Drier, dense formations of sandy soils at the foot of dunes, or between dunes and lagoons of the Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Africa, and of the endoreic interior basins of Mediterranean Iberia, with [Plantago crassifolia], [Schoenus nigricans], [Juncus littoralis], [Spartina versicolor] ([Spartina patens], [Spartina juncea]), [Elymus elongatus], [Inula crithmoides], all of which may dominate and form physiognomically distinct, sometimes almost monospecific, facies.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Inula crithmoides L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Plantago crassifolia Forskal, 1775 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Juncus littoralis C.A.Mey. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Schoenus nigricans Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Elymus elongatus (Host) Runemark, 1972 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Spartina versicolor E.Fabre | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| Bern Convention 1996 | Mediterranean salt meadows | 15.5 |