Illyrian spring heath hop-hornbeam forests
Description (English)
Ostrya carpinifolia woods of generally steep dolomite or limestone slopes and screes of the Carpinion illyricum region of Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, extending north to Austria in the Drava basin, the Karawanken and, very locally, the middle Inn Valley, with Fraxinus ornus, Sorbus aria, Acer obtusatum, a rich shrub layer formed by Viburnum lantana, Juniperus communis, Berberis vulgaris, Rosa spp., Amelanchier ovalis, Clematis vitalba and an herb layer dominated by Sesleria albicans and Carex humilis on rocky slopes, by Erica herbacea (Erica carnea) on scree slopes; Helleborus niger ssp. macranthus is often abundant and Daphne blagayana is notable in some stands.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T19B142 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.7C142 | Illyrian spring heath hop-hornbeam woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.7C142 | Illyrian spring heath hop-hornbeam woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.7C142 | Illyrian spring heath hop-hornbeam woods | same |
