IBEROATLANTICA

Description

Communities dominated by annual or rosette plants growing in seasonally shallowly submersed, nutrient-poor areas.

Protection

Priority protection by the EU Habitat Directive under the code 3170* ("Mediterranean temporary ponds") might be marginally considered.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Juncus bufonius 60%, Poa annua 47%, Lythrum portula 42%, Illecebrum verticillatum 38%, Gnaphalium uliginosum 35%, Isolepis setacea 33%, Sagina apetala 30%, Hypericum humifusum 27%, Juncus bulbosus 24%, Chamaemelum nobile 23%, Crassula tillaea 19%, Plantago major 17%, Stellaria alsine 16%, Corrigiola litoralis 16%, Juncus articulatus 16%, Glyceria declinata 14%, Juncus tenageia 14%, Digitaria ischaemum 13%, Spergularia rubra 13%, Plantago coronopus 11%, Juncus effusus 11%, Veronica serpyllifolia 11%, Cicendia filiformis 10%, Callitriche stagnalis 10%, Mentha pulegium 10%, Anagallis tenella 10%, Isolepis cernua 9%, Trifolium glomeratum 8%, Trifolium dubium 8%, Persicaria maculosa 8%, Persicaria hydropiper 8%, Vulpia bromoides 7%, Carex demissa 7%, Thrincia saxatilis aggr. 7%, Lythrum junceum 7%, Lythrum hyssopifolia 6%, Juncus capitatus 6%, Potentilla erecta 6%, Agrostis stolonifera 6%, Trocdaris verticillatum 6%, Polygonum aviculare 6%, Lobelia urens 6%, Wahlenbergia hederacea 6% view more...

Indicator species

Juncus bufonius 0.6, Poa annua 0.45, Lythrum portula 0.41, Illecebrum verticillatum 0.37, Gnaphalium uliginosum 0.35, Isolepis setacea 0.32, Sagina apetala 0.29, Hypericum humifusum 0.27, Chamaemelum nobile 0.22, Crassula tillaea 0.19, Plantago major 0.17, Juncus bulbosus 0.16, Corrigiola litoralis 0.16, Juncus tenageia 0.14, Spergularia rubra 0.13, Digitaria ischaemum 0.12, Plantago coronopus 0.11, Stellaria alsine 0.11, Veronica serpyllifolia 0.11, Cicendia filiformis 0.1, Juncus articulatus 0.09, Mentha pulegium 0.08, Isolepis cernua 0.08, Trifolium glomeratum 0.08, Trifolium dubium 0.08, Vulpia bromoides 0.07, Thrincia saxatilis aggr. 0.06, Anagallis tenella 0.06, Juncus capitatus 0.06, Lobelia urens 0.06, Lythrum junceum 0.06, Polygonum aviculare 0.05, Lythrum hyssopifolia 0.05, Persicaria maculosa 0.05, Callitriche stagnalis 0.05, Helichrysum luteoalbum 0.05, Aphanes arvensis 0.05, Capsella bursa-pastoris aggr. 0.05, Polygonum arenastrum 0.05, Radiola linoides 0.04, Lipandra polysperma 0.04, Spergularia capillacea 0.04, Plantago lanceolata 0.04, Anthoxanthum ovatum 0.03, Filago minima 0.03, Aphanes microcarpa 0.03, Polycarpon tetraphyllum 0.03, Cladanthus mixtus 0.03, Prunella vulgaris 0.03, Potentilla reptans 0.03 view more...

Phytosociology

Anthemido nobilis-Menthetum pulegii
Cicendietum filiformis
Cyperetum flavescentis
Gnaphalio uliginosi-Peplidetum portulae
Loto subbiflori-Chaetopogonetum fasciculati
Scirpo setacei-Stellarietum uliginosae

Relations with other habitat types

As a consequence of colonising far less eutrophic places, these communities are characteristically shorter than those in Q61x. EUNIS stopping at level III, a regional level IV was created for the sake of consistency.

Q62x

Regional distribution

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.

Q62x Iberoatlantic dwarf annual amphibious swards