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 F3.2431 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Carpinus orientalis | Flowering Plants | |
Cotinus coggygria | Flowering Plants | |
Syringa vulgaris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.8B31 | Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.2431 | Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.2431 | Moesian oriental hornbeam thickets | same |