Pteridium aquilinum fields
English name:
Bracken fields
Description (English)
Atlantic, sub-Atlantic, sub-Mediterranean and Macaronesian communities dominated by the large fern Pteridium aquilinum, extensive and often closed.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E5.3 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonicero-Rubion silvatici Tx. et Neumann ex Wittig 1977 | Acidophilous scrub, hedges and scrub of forest clearings on dry sandy nutrient-poor minerotrophic soils of northwestern Europe | Molinio-Frangulion Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Agrostio-Frangulion Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Agrostio-Frangulion Passarge 1968; Molinio-Frangulion Passarge 1968; Rubion plicati Weber 1977; Lonicero-Rubion silvatici Tx. et Neumann in Tx. 1950 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Epilobion angustifolii Oberd. 1957 | Tall-herb perennial subspontaneus vegetation on acidIc soils of forest margins and clearings of boreo-nemporal zones of Europe | Holco mollis-Pteridion aquilini (Passarge 1964) Rameau in Bardat et al. 2004; Atropion Tx. 1947 nom. ambig. propos.; Carici piluliferae-Epilobion angustifolii Tx. 1950; Epilobion angustifolii Eggler 1952; Epilobion angustifolii Rübel 1933; Epilobion angustifolii Soó 1933; Epilobion angustifolii Tx. ex von Rochow 1951; Galeopsio-Senecionion sylvatici Passarge 1981; Mycelido-Senecionion sylvatici Passarge 1981; Prenanthion purpureae Julve 1993; Rumici-Avenellion flexuosae Passarge 1984; Holco mollis-Pteridion aquilini Passarge (1994) 2002; Chamaenerion angustifolii Soó 1933 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Pteridium aquilinum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Pteridium aquilinum | Ferns |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.86 | Bracken fields | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | C1 | Bracken | same |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | U20 | Pteridium aquilinum-Galium saxatile community | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.2.5 | Mégaphorbiaie à Pteridium aquilinum | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E5.3 | Pteridium aquilinum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E5.3 | Pteridium aquilinum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E5.3 | Pteridium aquilinum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E5.3 | Pteridium aquilinum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E2.6 | Pteridium aquilinum fields | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.5 | Bracken fields | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.86 | Bracken fields | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.86 | Bracken fields | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.86 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.86 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.86 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.86 | same |
