Western Carpinus betulus forest
Description (English)
Woods of Western Europe and northern and central Central Europe, north to southern Denmark, Bornholm and southeastern Sweden, within the range of the Fagion medio-europaeum and the Carpinion betuli, dominated by Carpinus betulus, alone or with a small admixture of other species, uncommon, generally low, habitually secondary. Scandinavian stands, characteristic of diabases, basalts and greenstones, often dominated by tall Carpinus betulus, have a field layer dominated by abundant Anemone nemorosa, Stellaria nemorum and Hedera helix.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1E31 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Anemone nemorosa
Flowering Plants
Carpinus betulus
Flowering Plants
Hedera helix
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Anemone nemorosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Hedera helix | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.A31 | Western Carpinus betulus woodland | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.A31 | Western Carpinus betulus woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.A31 | Western Carpinus betulus woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.A31 | Western Carpinus betulus woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.A31 | Western Carpinus betulus woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.A21 | Western Carpinus betulus woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.B21 | Western hornbeam woodland | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.A1 | Western hornbeam woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.A1 | Western hornbeam woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.A1 | same |
