Woodrush oak forests

English name: Woodrush oak forests

Description (English)

Mesophile, meso-xerophile or meso-hygrophile, mesothermal acidophilous forests of Quercus petraea or sometimes Quercus robur, of central European or northwestern medio-European affinities, usually with Luzula luzuloides, distributed in the Western and Central European Hercynian ranges and their periphery, the northern and northeastern Alpine periphery and the northern and western Carpathian periphery.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.871
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.8)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Luzula luzuloides
Flowering Plants Quercus petraea
Flowering Plants Quercus robur
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Luzula luzuloides Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea Flowering Plants
Quercus robur Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.571 Woodrush oak forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.871 Woodrush oak forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.871 Woodrush oak forests same
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