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Serpentine [Abies alba] forests [G3.1K Serpentine [Abies alba] forests Serpentine [Abies alba] forests

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English name	Serpentine silver fir forests [G3.1K Serpentine [Abies alba] forests Serpentine [Abies alba] forests

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Serpentine silver fir forests [G3.1K Serpentine [Abies alba] forests Serpentine [Abies alba] forests

EUNIS habitat type code	G3.1K	Level	4
Edition	EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

[Abies alba]- and [Picea abies]-dominated forests on serpentines, usually at altitude 1400-1600 m in the Balkan peninsula. [Erica carnea] is also relatively abundant. Other typical species are [Vaccinium myrtillus], [Festuca heterophylla], [Daphne blagayana], [Thymus montanus], [Saxifraga rotundifolia], [Valeriana montana], [Doronicum austriacum], [Campanula rotundifolia], [Luzula sylvatica], [Luzula nemorosa], [Senecio nemorensis], [Melampyrum album], [Sorbus aucuparia], [Hypericum perforatum], [Luzula maxima], [Oxalis acetosella], [Symphytum tuberosum], [Euphorbia amygdaloides], [Pyrola secunda].

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ILE SAS (2007)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification	Code	Title	Relation type
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.2.	Coniferous forest	n/a
	G	Woodland, forest and other wooded land	Ancestor
	G3	Coniferous woodland	Ancestor
	G3.1	[Abies] and [Picea] woodland	Parent

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