Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets

Description (English)

Varied, often species-rich, shrub formations of the temperate and sub-Mediterranean belts of the Southern and Eastern Carpathians, the Balkan Range, the Moeso-Macedonian Mountains, the Rhodope Mountains, the Pelagonides, the Pindus, the Thessalian Mountains and adjacent regions, accompanied by a flora of mostly Moesian affinities, substitution formations of Quercion frainetto (unit T196), Fagion moesiacum (unit G1.69 of EUNIS 2012 split in T177 and T185), Fagion dacicum (unit G1.6D of EUNIS 2012 split in T17B and T186), Fagion hellenicum (unit T178) and, locally, Ostryo-Carpinion aegeicum (unit T193) climax forests, generally dominated by, or rich in, Carpinus orientalis, Syringa vulgaris, Paliurus spina-christi, Cotinus coggygria or Rhus coriaria.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code S3573

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carpinus orientalis
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carpinus orientalis Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) F3.243 Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F3.243 Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F3.243 Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets same
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