Mediterranean montane Pinus sylvestris-Pinus nigra forest
Description (English)
Evergreen coniferous forest of more drought-prone situations at scattered localities through the mountains of the Mediterranean, dominated by black pine (Pinus nigra) and, except on Mediterranean islands, sometimes with subordinate Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), both species often occurring as vicariant forms in different localities.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T37 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pinus nigra | Conifers | |
Ononis aragonensis | Flowering Plants | |
Helleborus lividus | Flowering Plants | |
Galium rotundifolium | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pinus nigra | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Pteridium aquilinum | Ferns | |
Juniperus communis subsp. communis | Conifers | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Amelanchier ovalis | Flowering Plants | |
Galium rotundifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
Hepatica nobilis | Flowering Plants | |
Buxus sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
Fragaria vesca | Flowering Plants | |
Helleborus foetidus | Flowering Plants | |
Veronica officinalis | Flowering Plants | |
Anthoxanthum odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
Ilex aquifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Brachypodium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus ulmifolius | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pinus nigra | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Buxus sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
Pteridium aquilinum | Ferns | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.5 | Pinus nigra woodland | overlap |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | overlap |
European Red List of Habitats | G3.4c | Mediterranean montane Pinus sylvestris-Pinus nigra woodland | wider |