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 |
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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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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 |
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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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 |
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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Taxus baccata | Conifers | |
Fagus sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
Ilex aquifolium | Flowering Plants | |
Corylus avellana | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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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 |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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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 |