Temperate Salix and Populus riparian forest
Description (English)
Riparian forests dominated by willows (Salix spp.) and poplars (Populus spp.) of periodically-inundated terraces and shoals with deposition of nutrient-rich alluvium in the active floodplains of rivers through the lowlands of the temperate, submediterranean and steppe zones of Europe.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T11 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Flowering Plants
Salix alba
Flowering Plants
Populus nigra
Flowering Plants
Humulus lupulus
Flowering Plants
Rubus caesius
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
Flowering Plants
Populus alba
Flowering Plants
Glechoma hederacea
Flowering Plants
Impatiens glandulifera
Flowering Plants
Calystegia sepium
Flowering Plants
Salix triandra
Flowering Plants
Symphytum officinale
Flowering Plants
Salix purpurea
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salix alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Populus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Humulus lupulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus caesius | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Populus alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Glechoma hederacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Impatiens glandulifera | Flowering Plants | |
| Calystegia sepium | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix triandra | Flowering Plants | |
| Symphytum officinale | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix purpurea | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
Flowering Plants
Salix alba
Flowering Plants
Rubus caesius
Flowering Plants
Galium aparine
Flowering Plants
Glechoma hederacea
Flowering Plants
Populus nigra
Flowering Plants
Calystegia sepium
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus repens
Flowering Plants
Humulus lupulus
Flowering Plants
Sambucus nigra
Flowering Plants
Cornus sanguinea
Flowering Plants
Solanum dulcamara
Flowering Plants
Aegopodium podagraria
Flowering Plants
Alnus glutinosa
Flowering Plants
Symphytum officinale
Flowering Plants
Crataegus monogyna
Flowering Plants
Salix purpurea
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus caesius | Flowering Plants | |
| Galium aparine | Flowering Plants | |
| Glechoma hederacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Populus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Calystegia sepium | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus repens | Flowering Plants | |
| Humulus lupulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Sambucus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Cornus sanguinea | Flowering Plants | |
| Solanum dulcamara | Flowering Plants | |
| Aegopodium podagraria | Flowering Plants | |
| Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Symphytum officinale | Flowering Plants | |
| Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix purpurea | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Salix alba
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
Flowering Plants
Populus nigra
Flowering Plants
Rubus caesius
Flowering Plants
Populus alba
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salix alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Populus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus caesius | Flowering Plants | |
| Populus alba | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.1 | Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant Alnus, Betula, Populus or Salix | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | G1.1 | Temperate and boreal softwood riparian woodland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.1 | Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant Alnus, Betula, Populus or Salix | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.1 | Riparian Salix, Alnus and Betula woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.1 | Riparian Salix, Alnus and Betula woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.1 | Riparian Salix, Alnus and Betula woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.1 | Riparian woodland with Salix, Alnus or Betula | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.1 | Gallery forests with willow, alder or birch | same |
