Central Hercynian dyer's greenweed oak forests
Description (English)
Acidophilous Quercus petraea forests of the collinar and submontane levels of siliceous slopes of the Swabian and Franconian Jura, of the Swabo-Bavarian and Franconian plateaux, of the southern German Hercynian hills, east of the Black Forest-Spessart line and west of the Bayerischerwald, and of the hills of Upper Austria, forming a western group of communities within the dyer's greenweed forest complex, characterized, in particular, by the importance in the herb layer of sub-Atlantic indicators, among which Lathyrus linifolius, Hypericum pulchrum, various Hieracium spp., Melampyrum pratense or Teucrium scorodonia, Holcus mollis. Luzula luzuloides, Genista germanica, Genista tinctoria, Chamaespartium sagittale, Deschampsia flexuosa, Campanula rotundifolia, Campanula persicifolia are characteristic or abundant constituents of the undergrowth.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.87121 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.8) |
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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Campanula persicifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Campanula rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Chamaespartium sagittale | Flowering Plants | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Genista germanica | Flowering Plants | |
Genista tinctoria | Flowering Plants | |
Holcus mollis | Flowering Plants | |
Hypericum pulchrum | Flowering Plants | |
Luzula luzuloides | Flowering Plants | |
Melampyrum pratense | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium scorodonia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.57121 | Central Hercynian dyer's greenweed oak forests | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.87121 | Central Hercynian dyer's greenweed oak forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.87121 | Central Hercynian dyer's greenweed oak forests | same |