Central European dyer's greenweed oak forests

English name: Central European dyer's greenweed oak forests

Description (English)

Mesophile or meso-xerophile, mesothermal acidophilous forests of Quercus petraea or sometimes Quercus robur, mixed in some parts of the range with Pinus sylvestris and sometimes Castanea sativa, of central European affinities, with a cortège of acidophilous species accompanied by thermophile elements, and usually with Luzula luzuloides and Genista tinctoria, distributed in the Central European Hercynian ranges and their periphery, the northern and eastern Alpine periphery, in particular, in Bavaria, lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia, and the northern and western Carpathian periphery.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.8712
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

Conifers Pinus sylvestris
Flowering Plants Castanea sativa
Flowering Plants Genista tinctoria
Flowering Plants Luzula luzuloides
Flowering Plants Quercus petraea
Flowering Plants Quercus robur
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Pinus sylvestris Conifers
Castanea sativa Flowering Plants
Genista tinctoria Flowering Plants
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 41.5712 Central European dyer's greenweed oak forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.8712 Central European dyer's greenweed oak forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.8712 Central European dyer's greenweed oak forests same
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