Dacian oak & hornbeam forests
Description (English)
Forests of Carpinus betulus and various Quercus species, of the flanks and piedmont of the eastern and southern Carpathians and of the plateaux of western Ukraine; azonal, often isolated oak-hornbeam woods of the Moesian Quercion frainetto zone, of the eastern Pannonic and western Pontic steppe woods zone and of the pre-Pontic hills of southeastern Europe. They are
characterized by an admixture of sub-Mediterranean Quercion frainetto species, and, in the east, of Euxinian species.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 91Y0) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 91 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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Aposeris foetida | Flowering Plants | |
Carex pilosa | Flowering Plants | |
Carpesium cernuum | Flowering Plants | |
Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
Cotinus coggygria | Flowering Plants | |
Dentaria bulbifera | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca heterophylla | Flowering Plants | |
Galium schultesii | Flowering Plants | |
Helleborus odorus | Flowering Plants | |
Lathyrus hallersteinii | Flowering Plants | |
Lonicera caprifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Melampyrum bihariense | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus cerris | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus dalechampii | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus frainetto | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Ranunculus auricomus | Flowering Plants | |
Stellaria holostea | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia tomentosa | Flowering Plants |