Hartstongue ash-sycamore ravine forests
Description (English)
Forests of Fraxinus excelsior, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer platanoides, Ulmus glabra, Tilia platyphyllos, Fagus sylvatica, of calcareous block screes and rocky slopes, in shady, humid ravines of the hills, low mountains and plateaux associated with the Hercynian ranges, the Jura, the Paris Basin, the western, northern and locally eastern and southeastern pre-Alps, the Northern Carpathians, the Vertes, Bakony and Bükk hills of the Pannonic plain, characterized by the dominance in the understorey of Asplenium scolopendrium and the presence of Ribes uva-crispa, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium viride, Cystopteris fragilis, Polystichum aculeatum, Moehringia muscosa, Chrysosplenium alternifolium, Valeriana tripteris, Adenostyles alpina; accompanying subdominants are shared with other ravine forests, in particular, Mercurialis perennis, Lunaria rediviva, Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. montanum, Galium odoratum, Dryopteris filix-mas, Ctenidium molluscum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.A4111 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.A4) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Asplenium scolopendrium | Ferns | |
Asplenium trichomanes | Ferns | |
Asplenium viride | Ferns | |
Cystopteris fragilis | Ferns | |
Dryopteris filix-mas | Ferns | |
Acer platanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Flowering Plants | |
Chrysosplenium alternifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Fagus sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants | |
Galium odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
Lunaria rediviva | Flowering Plants | |
Mercurialis perennis | Flowering Plants | |
Moehringia muscosa | Flowering Plants | |
Ribes uva-crispa | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia platyphyllos | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus glabra | Flowering Plants | |
Valeriana tripteris | Flowering Plants | |
Ctenidium molluscum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.4111 | Hartstongue ash-sycamore ravine forests | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.A4111 | Hartstongue ash-sycamore ravine forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.A4111 | Hartstongue ash-sycamore ravine forests | same |