Mediterranean and, locally, southern and southwestern Pontic, tall cane beds formed by Imperata cylindrica, Saccharum ravennae (Erianthus ravennae), Saccharum strictum, Saccharum spontaneum (Saccharum aegyptiacum), Arundo plinii, Hemarthria altissima, mostly lining temporary water courses, but also developing in damp depressions, in particular dune slacks.