P30
West Pontic halophytic vegetation (Juncus maritimus, Aeluropus littoralis, Puccinellia gigantea, Petrosimonia oppositifolia, Plantago salsa, Limonium tomentellum, Limonium caspium)
Description
a). Species-poor, single-layered, varyingly closed halophytic vegetation with dwarf and semishrubs: Salicornia prostrata, Halocnemum strobilaceum, Atriplex verrucifera, Atriplex pedunculata, Bassia sedoides, Suaeda prostrata etc.; b). species-richer almost closed salt marshes with Puccinellia species, Limonium species, Taraxacum bessarabicum, Artemisia santonicum etc.; c). closed multi-layered bulrush salt marshes with Juncus maritimus, Juncus gerardii, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Artemisia santonicum, Plantago salsa etc.
Tree Layer
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Shrub Layer
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Lianas
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Herb Layer
a). halophytes: Salicornia prostrata (alpine_bearberry), Halocnemum strobilaceum (sea_arrowgrass), Suaeda prostrata (alpine_bearberry), Atriplex verrucifera (dogs_mercury), Atriplex pedunculata (dogs_mercury), Bassia sedoides (wormwood) among others
alpine_bearberry, sea_arrowgrass, dogs_mercury, wormwood
b). salt meadows: Puccinellia gigantea (woodland_sedge), Puccinellia bilykiana (small_fescue), Puccinellia fominii (green_meadow_fescue), Puccinellia distans (sweet_grass), Limonium caspium (sea_lavender), Taraxacum bessarabicum (dandelion), Artemisia santonicum (wild_shrub) among others
woodland_sedge, small_fescue, green_meadow_fescue, sweet_grass, sea_lavender, dandelion, wild_shrub
c). salt marshes: Juncus maritimus (rushes), Juncus gerardii (deergrass), Bolboschoenus maritimus (rushes), Plantago maritima (common_meadow_grass), Alopecurus arundinaceus (common_meadow_grass), Agrostis stolonifera (kentucky_bluegrass), Festuca arundinacea subsp. orientalis (green_meadow_fescue), Trifolium fragiferum (red_clover_flowers), Glaux maritima (alpine_bearberry), Carex distans (bottle_sedge), Carex diluta (small_fescue), Limonium tomentellum (sea_lavender), Camphorosma annua (alpine_bearberry)
rushes, deergrass, common_meadow_grass, cattails, kentucky_bluegrass, green_meadow_fescue, red_clover_flowers, alpine_bearberry, bottle_sedge, small_fescue, sea_lavender
The Dead Marshes
