Mediterranean amphibious small herb communities

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Common name:

Habitat code:

C3.4218

Description:

Formations of Mediterranean temporarily inundated or wet terrain, including karstic pools, often highly ephemeral, dominated by annual small herbs, among which [Elatine alsinastrum], [Damasonium alisma], [Blackstonia perfoliata], [Samolus valerandi], [Radiola linoides], [Myosurus minimus], [Solenopsis annua].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Sarika M., P. Dimopoulos & A. Yannitsaros, 2005

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Solenopsis annua Greuter, Matthäs & Risse	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Blackstonia perfoliata (Linnaeus, 1753) Hudson, 1762	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Radiola linoides Roth, 1788	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Myosurus minimus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Samolus valerandi Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Damasonium alisma Miller, 1768	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Tamarix smyrnensis Bunge, 1852
Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch, 1907