Balkan Range woodrush-beech forests
Description (English)
Uncommon acidophilous Fagus sylvatica or Fagus moesiaca forests of the Balkan Range, often low-growing and limited to ridges and south-facing slopes, with Luzula luzuloides, Deschampsia flexuosa, Calamagrostis arundinacea, Luzula sylvatica, Prenanthes purpurea, Vaccinium myrtillus, Polytrichum attenuatum, Dicranum scoparium.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.69311 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6) |
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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Calamagrostis arundinacea | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Fagus moesiaca | Flowering Plants | |
Fagus sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula luzuloides | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Prenanthes purpurea | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Dicranum scoparium | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.19311 | Balkan Range woodrush-beech forests | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.69311 | Balkan Range woodrush-beech forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.69311 | Balkan Range woodrush-beech forests | same |