Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests
Description (English)
Acidophilous forests of Quercus petraea, often mixed with Castanea sativa, of the southern foothills of the Alps in Liguria, Piedmont and Lombardy. The herbaceous layer is often dominated by Festuca ovina (s.l.) and the undergrowth includes, in addition to plants characteristic of the Quercion, transgressives of the Fagion and of the Quercetalia pubescenti-petraeae. These forests are a western extension of the Illyrian forests of units T1B7332 and T1B734.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1B8 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Castanea sativa
Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Castanea sativa | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.88 | Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.88 | Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.88 | Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.88 | Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.88 | Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.88 | Insubrian acidophilous Quercus forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.8K | Insubrian acidophilous oak forests | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.59 | Insubrian acidophilous oak forests | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.59 | Insubrian acidophilous oak forests | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.59 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.59 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.59 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 41.59 | same |
