Western Pontic [Puccinellia] solonetz swards
Common name:
Western Pontic [Puccinellia] solonetz swards
Habitat code:
E6.2231
Description:
Grassy formations of western Black Sea coastal and inland solonetz and solonchak-solonetz soils, constituted by [Puccinellia festuciformis] and its subspecies ([Puccinellia festuciformis ssp. convoluta], [Puccinellia festuciformis ssp. intermedia]) or [Puccinellia distans] ([Puccinellia limosa]), in monospecific swards or accompanied by other halophytes including [Hordeum hystrix], [Crypsis aculeata], [Suaeda maritima], [Camphorosma monspeliaca], [Camphorosma annua], [Salicornia] spp., [Limonium] spp., [Spergularia] spp.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Camphorosma annua Pall. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Camphorosma monspeliaca Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Suaeda maritima (Linnaeus, 1753) Dumort., 1827 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Crypsis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1753) Aiton, 1789 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Puccinellia festuciformis (Host) Parl., 1850 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Puccinellia distans (L.) Parl. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Hordeum hystrix Roth | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Puccinellia festuciformis ssp. convoluta (Hornem.) Hughes, 1978 | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Puccinellia distans ssp. limosa (Schur) JÃ v. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Puccinellia festuciformis ssp. intermedia (Schur) W.E.Hughes | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |