Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets
Description (English)
Shrub communities dominated, or co-dominated, by Carpinus orientalis, often rich in Syringa vulgaris, Cotinus coggygria and other characteristically Moesian shrubs, of warm foothill slopes of the Southern and Eastern Carpathians, the Balkan Range, the Moeso-Macedonian Mountains, the Rhodope Mountains, the Pelagonides, and neighbouring regions, within the geographical range of Quercion frainetto, Fagion moesiacum, Fagion dacicum, and, locally, Ostryo-Carpinion forests.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S35731 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carpinus orientalis
Flowering Plants
Cotinus coggygria
Flowering Plants
Syringa vulgaris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carpinus orientalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cotinus coggygria | Flowering Plants | |
| Syringa vulgaris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.2431 | Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.2431 | Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.2431 | Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets | same |
