Androsace beech forests

English name: Androsace beech forests

Description (English)

Beech forests with a more reduced shrub layer and an herb layer characterized by the presence of the restricted southwestern Alpine endemics Androsace chaixii and Fritillaria involucrata.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.6752
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Androsace chaixii
Flowering Plants Fritillaria involucrata
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Androsace chaixii Flowering Plants
Fritillaria involucrata Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.1752 Androsace beech forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.6752 Androsace beech forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.6752 Androsace beech forests same
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