Formations of clubrushes (Scirpus spp.), often accompanied by rushes (Juncus spp.), fringing, to a depth of 1.5 metres, brackish, saline, or sometimes fresh, waters of coastal saltmarshes, coastal lagoons, athalassic saline waterbodies, springs, salt meadows, fens and tidal rivers. Scirpus tabernaemontani (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), Scirpus maritimus (Bolboschoenus maritimus), Scirpus triqueter, Scirpus litoralis, Scirpus pungens, with, in particular, Juncus gerardi and Juncus maritimus, are typical components.