Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests
Description (English)
Humid montane beech and beech-fir (G4.6 of EUNIS 2012) forests on neutral soils with mild humus (mull) of the western Pyrenees, characterized by the vernal bloom of Scilla lilio-hyacinthus and Lathraea clandestina and by a summer cover rich in ferns (Athyrium filix-femina, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Asplenium scolopendrium, Dryopteris spp., Polystichum spp.) and species of the ecological group of Melica uniflora and Galium odoratum; they are locally represented in the eastern Pyrenees and the Montes Olositanicos.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1721 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Galium odoratum
Flowering Plants
Lathraea clandestina
Flowering Plants
Melica uniflora
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Galium odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
| Lathraea clandestina | Flowering Plants | |
| Melica uniflora | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.641 | Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.641 | Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.641 | Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests | same |
