Sub-Atlantic calciphile squill ash-oak forests

Description (English)

Forests of Quercus robur and Fraxinus excelsior, rich in ligneous species, in particular, Fagus sylvatica, Carpinus betulus, Sorbus aria, Sorbus torminalis, Ulmus glabra (Ulmus scabra), Taxus baccata, Acer campestre, Cornus mas, Pyrus pyraster, Daphne laureola, characteristic of well-drained, often deep, sometimes rocky, moist or partly dry calcareous soils on gentle slopes of the south Paris basin and adjacent regions, with Arum italicum, Asarum europaeum, Doronicum plantagineum, Helleborus foetidus, Hepatica triloba, Orobanche hederae, Lilium martagon, Carex montana.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code T1E173

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carpinus betulus
Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica
Flowering Plants Fraxinus excelsior
Flowering Plants Quercus robur
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carpinus betulus Flowering Plants
Fagus sylvatica Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior Flowering Plants
Quercus robur Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) G1.A173 Sub-Atlantic calciphile squill ash-oak forests same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.A173 Sub-Atlantic calciphile squill ash-oak forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.A173 Sub-Atlantic calciphile squill ash-oak forests same
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