Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus - Fraxinus forests
Description (English)
Forests dominated by Quercus robur, or, in parts of the Pyrenees and in the Oro-Cantabrian interior, Quercus petraea, with Fraxinus excelsior, Tilia platyphyllos, Corylus avellana, Acer campestre, Acer pseudoplatanus, Prunus avium, Ulmus glabra, many shrubs and lianas, abundant Hedera helix, many ferns, such as Polystichum setiferum, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris dilatata, Asplenium scolopendrium, and with Arum italicum, Veronica montana, Hypericum androsaemum, Primula vulgaris, Pulmonaria longifolia, Helleborus viridis ssp. occidentalis, Isopyrum thalictroides, Ajuga reptans, Carex sylvatica, Bromus racemosus, Melica uniflora, of the collinar, submontane and, in a somewhat impoverished form with Crataegus laevigata, montane levels of the piedmont of the Cordillera Cantabrica, in Navarra, Guipuzcoa, Vizcaya, Cantabria, Asturias and Castilla-Leon, as well as of the submontane level of the northern slope, and locally in Navarra and Catalonia, the southern slope of the Pyrenees.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T1E19 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Asplenium scolopendrium | Ferns | |
Dryopteris affinis | Ferns | |
Dryopteris dilatata | Ferns | |
Acer campestre | Flowering Plants | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Flowering Plants | |
Arum italicum | Flowering Plants | |
Corylus avellana | Flowering Plants | |
Crataegus laevigata | Flowering Plants | |
Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants | |
Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
Helleborus viridis | Flowering Plants | |
Hypericum androsaemum | Flowering Plants | |
Primula vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Prunus avium | Flowering Plants | |
Pulmonaria longifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia platyphyllos | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus glabra | Flowering Plants | |
Veronica montana | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.A19 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus - Fraxinus forests | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.A19 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus - Fraxinus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.A19 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus - Fraxinus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.A19 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus - Fraxinus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.A19 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus - Fraxinus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.B19 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian Quercus-Fraxinus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.89 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian oak-ash forests | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.29 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian oak-ash forests | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.29 | Pyreneo-Cantabrian oak-ash forests | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.29 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.29 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.29 | same |