Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed Tilia forests

English name: Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed lime forests

Description (English)

Thermophilous forests of Tilia cordata, Tilia platyphyllos, Acer platanoides, Fraxinus excelsior, Ulmus glabra, Fagus sylvatica with Euonymus latifolius, Corylus avellana, most typical of the warm valleys of the Alpine system and some peripheral ranges, characterized by Asperula taurina, Cyclamen purpurascens and numerous transgressives of the Quercetalia pubescenti-petraeae. These remarkable relict forests are particularly characteristic of the föhn valleys of the Insubrian and northern Alps; they occur in similar situations in the Jura and the Hercynian ranges, north to the Harz.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.A45
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.A4)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Acer platanoides
Flowering Plants Asperula taurina
Flowering Plants Corylus avellana
Flowering Plants Cyclamen purpurascens
Flowering Plants Euonymus latifolius
Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica
Flowering Plants Fraxinus excelsior
Flowering Plants Tilia cordata
Flowering Plants Tilia platyphyllos
Flowering Plants Ulmus glabra
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Acer platanoides Flowering Plants
Asperula taurina Flowering Plants
Corylus avellana Flowering Plants
Cyclamen purpurascens Flowering Plants
Euonymus latifolius Flowering Plants
Fagus sylvatica Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior Flowering Plants
Tilia cordata Flowering Plants
Tilia platyphyllos Flowering Plants
Ulmus glabra Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed lime forests source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.1. Broad-leaved forest n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 6.3.2 Tiliaie thermophile sur éboulis ou lapiez same
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 L4 SUŤOVÉ LESY (Ravine forests) wider
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.A45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed Tilia forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.A45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed Tilia forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G1.A45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed Tilia forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G1.A45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed Tilia forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G1.B35 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed Tilia forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G1.H15 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed lime forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 41.45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed lime forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 41.45 Thermophilous Alpine and peri-Alpine mixed lime forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 41.45   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 41.45   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 41.45   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 41.45   same
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