Floating broad-leaved carpets

English name: Floating broad-leaved carpets

Description (English)

Formations of Palaearctic waters dominated by rooted aquatic plants with large floating leaves, often with a stratum of submerged species (Ceratophyllum, Myriophyllum, Potamogeton) and occasionally free-floating Utricularia spp., characteristic of large, permanent water bodies.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code C1.241

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 22.431 Floating broad-leaved carpets source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C1.241 Floating broad-leaved carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C1.241 Floating broad-leaved carpets same
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