Medio-European blackthorn-privet scrub

Description (English)

Thermophile shrub communities of the mainland of Western Europe and western and northern Central Europe east to Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Slovenia, formed by Prunus spinosa, Ligustrum vulgare, Viburnum lantana, Cornus mas, Rhamnus catharticus, Crataegus spp., Carpinus betulus under sub-Atlantic or subcontinental climates.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code S351211

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carpinus betulus
Flowering Plants Cornus mas
Flowering Plants Ligustrum vulgare
Flowering Plants Prunus spinosa
Flowering Plants Rhamnus catharticus
Flowering Plants Viburnum lantana
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carpinus betulus Flowering Plants
Cornus mas Flowering Plants
Ligustrum vulgare Flowering Plants
Prunus spinosa Flowering Plants
Rhamnus catharticus Flowering Plants
Viburnum lantana Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) F3.11211 Medio-European blackthorn-privet scrub same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F3.11211 Medio-European blackthorn-privet scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F3.11211 Medio-European blackthorn-privet scrub same
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