Lower Danube willow galleries

English name: Lower Danube willow galleries

Description (English)

Riverine woods dominated by Salix alba, Salix fragilis and Populus nigra, of the floodplains, valleys and basins of the lower Danube, its tributaries and delta of southern and eastern Romania, northeastern Bulgaria and Moldova, with Fraxinus angustifolia, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, accompanied by Tamus communis, Amorpha fruticosa, Rubus caesius, Lycopus europaeus, Lycopus exaltatus, Polygonum hydropiper.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.11421
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.11)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Fraxinus angustifolia
Flowering Plants Lycopus europaeus
Flowering Plants Lycopus exaltatus
Flowering Plants Polygonum hydropiper
Flowering Plants Populus nigra
Flowering Plants Rubus caesius
Flowering Plants Salix alba
Flowering Plants Salix fragilis
Flowering Plants Tamus communis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Fraxinus angustifolia Flowering Plants
Lycopus europaeus Flowering Plants
Lycopus exaltatus Flowering Plants
Polygonum hydropiper Flowering Plants
Populus nigra Flowering Plants
Rubus caesius Flowering Plants
Salix alba Flowering Plants
Salix fragilis Flowering Plants
Tamus communis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 44.1621 Lower Danube willow galleries source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.11421 Lower Danube willow galleries same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.11421 Lower Danube willow galleries same
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