Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli
Description (English)
Forests of Quercus robur (or Quercus robur and Quercus petraea) on hydromorphic soils or soils with high water table bottoms of valleys, depressions or in the vicinity of riparian forests). The substrate corresponds to silts, clayey and silt-laden colluvions, as well as to silt-laden alterations or to siliceous rocks with a high degree of saturation. Forests of Quercus robur or natural mixed forests composed of Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Carpinus betulus and Tilia cordata. Endymion non-scriptus is absent or rare.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 9160) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 1984 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Acer campestre | Flowering Plants | |
Carex brizoides | Flowering Plants | |
Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
Dactylis polygama | Flowering Plants | |
Galium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
Poa chaixii | Flowering Plants | |
Potentilla sterilis | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus nemorosus | Flowering Plants | |
Stellaria holostea | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants |
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
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Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to habitat classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.2.2.3 | Fagus sylvatica-Mercurialis perennis-Allium ursinum-typ | not defined |
German Federal List of Biotopes | 430703 | Stieleichen-Hainbuchenwald feuchter bis frischer Standorte | not defined |