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Taxus baccata forest

Description (English)

Evergreen woodlands overwhelmingly dominated by yew (Taxus baccata), sometimes with holly (Ilex aquifolium), whitebeam (Sorbus aria) and box (Buxus sempervirens), maybe in halted successions or as senescent survivals, occurring very locally on base-rich soils in the Mediterranean and in the British Isles.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code T3C
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	* Taxus baccata woods of the British Isles	91J0	Wider	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	* Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods	9580	Wider	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	G3.9	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Indicator species

Diagnostic species

Constant species

Dominant species

Conifers Taxus baccata

Flowering Plants Mercurialis perennis

Flowering Plants Ilex aquifolium

Flowering Plants Hedera helix

Flowering Plants Daphne laureola

Flowering Plants Tilia platyphyllos

Flowering Plants Glechoma sardoa

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
Taxus baccata		Conifers
Mercurialis perennis		Flowering Plants
Ilex aquifolium		Flowering Plants
Hedera helix		Flowering Plants
Daphne laureola		Flowering Plants
Tilia platyphyllos		Flowering Plants
Glechoma sardoa		Flowering Plants

Conifers Taxus baccata

Flowering Plants Hedera helix

Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica

Flowering Plants Ilex aquifolium

Flowering Plants Mercurialis perennis

Flowering Plants Corylus avellana

Flowering Plants Rubus fruticosus

Flowering Plants Viola reichenbachiana

Flowering Plants Fraxinus excelsior

Flowering Plants Sorbus aria

Flowering Plants Daphne laureola

Flowering Plants Acer pseudoplatanus

Flowering Plants Brachypodium sylvaticum

Flowering Plants Ruscus aculeatus

Flowering Plants Quercus ilex

Flowering Plants Lactuca muralis

Flowering Plants Hepatica nobilis

Flowering Plants Euphorbia amygdaloides

Ferns Dryopteris filix-mas

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
Taxus baccata		Conifers
Hedera helix		Flowering Plants
Fagus sylvatica		Flowering Plants
Ilex aquifolium		Flowering Plants
Mercurialis perennis		Flowering Plants
Corylus avellana		Flowering Plants
Rubus fruticosus		Flowering Plants
Viola reichenbachiana		Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior		Flowering Plants
Sorbus aria		Flowering Plants
Daphne laureola		Flowering Plants
Acer pseudoplatanus		Flowering Plants
Brachypodium sylvaticum		Flowering Plants
Ruscus aculeatus		Flowering Plants
Quercus ilex		Flowering Plants
Lactuca muralis		Flowering Plants
Hepatica nobilis		Flowering Plants
Euphorbia amygdaloides		Flowering Plants
Dryopteris filix-mas		Ferns

Conifers Taxus baccata

Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica

Flowering Plants Hedera helix

Flowering Plants Ilex aquifolium

Flowering Plants Corylus avellana

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
Taxus baccata		Conifers
Fagus sylvatica		Flowering Plants
Hedera helix		Flowering Plants
Ilex aquifolium		Flowering Plants
Corylus avellana		Flowering Plants

Please note that a maximum of 20 species of each indicator category is shown.

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	G3.9	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	G3.9a	Taxus baccata woodland	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.9	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.9	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.9	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.9	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.9	Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G3.9	Coniferous woodland, dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.A	Western Palaearctic cypress, juniper and yew forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	42.A	Western Palaearctic cypress, juniper and yew forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	42.A		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	42.A		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	42.A		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	42.A		same

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Taxus baccata forest

Description (English)

Quick facts

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Indicator species

Other classifications

History