Tall-herb western Picea taiga
Description (English)
Forests of Picea abies or, in the east, Picea obovata, of boreal and boreonemoral regions of Fennoscandia, Russia west of the western Ural piedmont, Belarus, the Baltic States, with a species-rich understorey dominated by tall herbs and ferns and with a significant component of deciduous trees, including Betula pubescens, Alnus incana, Sorbus aucuparia; the species cortège includes an abundance of Oxalis acetosella and Sambucus nigra, Actaea spicata, Campanula latifolia, Mercurialis perennis, Aconitum septentrionale (Aconitum lycoctonum), Cicerbita alpina, Geranium sylvaticum, Angelica sylvestris, Crepis paludosa, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Viola epipsila, Melica nutans, Milium effusum, Paris quadrifolia, Rubus idaeus, Rubus saxatilis, Trientalis europaea, Trollius europaeus, Equisetum pratense, Equisetum sylvaticum, Dryopteris expansa, Athyrium filix-femina, Matteuccia struthiopteris. Tall-herb spruce forests occupy low-lying areas, slopes and ravines with fine sediment and good water supply, on calcareous brown forest soils. Their stations have a richer nutrient supply and a higher humidity level than those of the bilberry forests of unit G3.A1, of the fern forests of unit G3.A2 or of the small herb forests of unit G3.A3. In the boreonemoral zone, deciduous trees, in particular, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides, Ulmus laevis, may form a second tree layer.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G3.A4 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.A) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
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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Picea abies | Conifers | |
Picea obovata | Conifers | |
Athyrium filix-femina | Ferns | |
Dryopteris expansa | Ferns | |
Equisetum pratense | Ferns | |
Equisetum sylvaticum | Ferns | |
Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ferns | |
Acer platanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Aconitum lycoctonum | Flowering Plants | |
Actaea spicata | Flowering Plants | |
Alnus incana | Flowering Plants | |
Angelica sylvestris | Flowering Plants | |
Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
Campanula latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Cicerbita alpina | Flowering Plants | |
Crepis paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
Filipendula ulmaria | Flowering Plants | |
Geranium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
Geum rivale | Flowering Plants | |
Melica nutans | Flowering Plants | |
Mercurialis perennis | Flowering Plants | |
Milium effusum | Flowering Plants | |
Oxalis acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
Paris quadrifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus idaeus | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus saxatilis | Flowering Plants | |
Sambucus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants | |
Trientalis europaea | Flowering Plants | |
Trollius europaeus | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus laevis | Flowering Plants | |
Viola epipsila | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 42.C4 | Tall-herb western spruce taiga | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 06 | South boreal forest | overlap |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 04 | Middle boreal spruce forests | overlap |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 07 | Hemiboreal spruce and fir-spruce forest | overlap |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.1.2.6 | Spruce forest of tall herb type | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.A4 | Tall-herb western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.A4 | Tall-herb western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.A4 | Tall-herb western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.A4 | Tall-herb western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.A4 | Tall-herb western Picea taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G3.A4 | Tall-herb western spruce taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.C4 | Tall-herb western spruce taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.C4 | Tall-herb western spruce taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 42.C4 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 42.C4 | same |