R55Z Fringes of nutrient-rich ditches and riverbanks, with tall-herb perennial vegetation
Description
Tall-herb perennial vegetation of nutrient-rich riverbanks and ditches.
Protection
Protected under the code 6430 ("Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels") by the EU Habitat Directive.Floristic Composition
Frequent species
Pteridium aquilinum
60%,
Mentha suaveolens
60%,
Picris hieracioides
55%,
Calystegia sepium
53%,
Eupatorium cannabinum
52%,
Arundo donax
48%,
Silene latifolia
47%,
Dactylis glomerata
42%,
Angelica sylvestris
42%,
Urtica dioica
40%,
Brachypodium pinnatum
27%,
Pentaglottis sempervirens
26%,
Ranunculus repens
26%,
Rubus ulmifolius
26%,
Pulicaria dysenterica
26%,
Holcus lanatus
24%,
Lamium maculatum
23%,
Daucus carota
23%,
Mentha aquatica
19%,
Chelidonium majus
18%,
Centaurea debeauxii
18%,
Sonchus oleraceus
18%,
Agrostis capillaris
16%,
Phytolacca americana
16%,
Brachypodium sylvaticum
16%,
Oxalis corniculata
16%,
Solanum dulcamara
15%,
Heracleum sphondylium
15%,
Verbena officinalis
15%,
Foeniculum vulgare
13%,
Crepis capillaris
13%,
Persicaria maculosa
11%,
Teucrium scorodonia
11%,
Rumex obtusifolius
11%,
Poa annua
10%,
Lapsana communis
10%,
Persicaria hydropiper
10%,
Tradescantia fluminensis
10%,
Filipendula ulmaria
10%,
Fallopia convolvulus
10%,
Digitalis purpurea
10%,
Cirsium palustre
8%,
Avena barbata
8%,
Epilobium hirsutum
8%,
Epilobium parviflorum
8%,
Arrhenatherum elatius
8%,
Arctium minus
8%,
Salix atrocinerea
8%,
Prunella vulgaris
6%,
Stellaria media
6%,
Scrophularia auriculata
6%,
Rumex conglomeratus
6%,
Sambucus nigra
6%,
Potentilla reptans
6%,
Plantago lanceolata
6%,
Hypericum androsaemum
6%,
Geranium robertianum
6%,
Erigeron canadensis
6%,
Equisetum arvense
6%,
Cyperus eragrostis
6%,
Clematis vitalba
6%,
Circaea lutetiana
6%,
Ceratocapnos claviculata
6%,
Hypericum perforatum
6%,
Hypericum undulatum
6%,
Persicaria mitis
6%,
Persicaria lapathifolia
6%,
Lamium purpureum aggr.
6%,
Parietaria judaica
6%,
Mercurialis annua
6%,
Lythrum salicaria
6%,
Lotus pedunculatus
6%,
Bryonia dioica
6%,
Alnus glutinosa aggr.
6%
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Indicator species
Mentha suaveolens 0.57,
Calystegia sepium 0.55,
Arundo donax 0.55,
Picris hieracioides 0.53,
Silene latifolia 0.53,
Pteridium aquilinum 0.5,
Eupatorium cannabinum 0.45,
Angelica sylvestris 0.4,
Urtica dioica 0.35,
Pentaglottis sempervirens 0.29,
Lamium maculatum 0.25,
Pulicaria dysenterica 0.24,
Dactylis glomerata 0.24,
Rubus ulmifolius 0.21,
Chelidonium majus 0.2,
Sonchus oleraceus 0.19,
Phytolacca americana 0.18,
Oxalis corniculata 0.18,
Mentha aquatica 0.17,
Brachypodium sylvaticum 0.16,
Daucus carota 0.15,
Centaurea debeauxii 0.15,
Foeniculum vulgare 0.14,
Ranunculus repens 0.13,
Teucrium scorodonia 0.11,
Tradescantia fluminensis 0.11,
Fallopia convolvulus 0.11,
Persicaria hydropiper 0.1,
Rumex obtusifolius 0.1,
Persicaria maculosa 0.1,
Lapsana communis 0.1,
Solanum dulcamara 0.1,
Verbena officinalis 0.1,
Heracleum sphondylium 0.09,
Digitalis purpurea 0.08,
Avena barbata 0.08,
Salix atrocinerea 0.07,
Lamium purpureum aggr. 0.07,
Persicaria mitis 0.07,
Sambucus nigra 0.07,
Ceratocapnos claviculata 0.07,
Circaea lutetiana 0.07,
Bryonia dioica 0.07,
Mercurialis annua 0.07,
Erigeron canadensis 0.07,
Alnus glutinosa aggr. 0.07,
Hypericum androsaemum 0.07,
Geranium robertianum 0.07,
Parietaria judaica 0.07,
Cyperus eragrostis 0.07
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Phytosociology
- Arundini donacis-Convolvuletum sepium
- Picrido hieracioidis-Eupatorietum cannabinii
Relations with other habitat types
Occupies wetter situations than R57Z, flowers later, has taller plants and a higher proportion of neophytes and geophytes. Nitrophilous analogue of R55x.
Regional distribution
Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.
