Medio-European rich-soil thickets
Description (English)
Deciduous Prunetalia thickets of the Western and the Central Europe formed by Prunus spinosa, Prunus mahaleb, Rosa spp., Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea, Sorbus aria, Crataegus spp., Lonicera xylosteum, Rhamnus catharticus, Rhamnus alpinus, Clematis vitalba, Ligustrum vulgare, Viburnum lantana, Viburnum opulus, Rubus spp., Amelanchier ovalis, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Cotoneaster nebrodensis, Pyrus pyraster, Malus sylvestris, Euonymus europaeus, Corylus avellana, Ulmus minor, Acer campestre, Acer monspessulanum and Carpinus betulus characteristic of forest edges, hedges and woodland recolonisation, developed on soils relatively rich in nutrients, neutral or calcareous. In the herb layer the most common species are Brachypodium pinnatum, Fragaria moschata, Geranium robertianum and Tithymalus cyparissias. The alliances Berberidion and Corylo-Populion tremulae. They are substitution communities of the Carpinion betuli (units T1E1), Quercion pubescenti-petraeae (unit T191) and Fagion sylvaticae (units T181, T182, T171, T172, T173, T174) and Aremonio-Fagion (unit G1.6C of EUNIS 2012 split in T17A and T184) climax forests. The communities of unitS351 extend south to northern Iberia and northern Italy, east to Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Poland and northern Moravia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S351 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Brachypodium pinnatum
Flowering Plants
Carpinus betulus
Flowering Plants
Fragaria moschata
Flowering Plants
Geranium robertianum
Flowering Plants
Prunus mahaleb
Flowering Plants
Prunus spinosa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Brachypodium pinnatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Fragaria moschata | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium robertianum | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunus mahaleb | Flowering Plants | |
| Prunus spinosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.11 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.11 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.11 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F3.11 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F3.11 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F1.31 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.31 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.81 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.81 | Medio-European rich-soil thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.81 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.81 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.81 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.81 | same |
