Black broom-oak forests
Description (English)
Xero-mesophile, thermophile, acidophile Quercus petraea forests, occupying generally small surfaces on warm, south-facing, steep, siliceous, gneiss, shist or granite slopes of the Danube trough of Upper Austria, the Lower Austrian Waldviertel, the Bohemian basin, the western foothills of the Apuseni mountains, the Olt valley in the Getic piedmont of the Southern Carpathians, the southeastern foothills of the Carpathian Curve, with Lembotropis nigricans (Cytisus nigricans) in the shrub layer and acidophilous species in the subshrub and herb layers, including Genista tinctoria, Digitalis grandiflora, Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium sabaudum, Luzula luzuloides, Veronica officinalis, Deschampsia flexuosa (Avenella flexuosa), Convallaria majalis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.8731 |
|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Avenella flexuosa
Flowering Plants
Convallaria majalis
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa
Flowering Plants
Digitalis grandiflora
Flowering Plants
Genista tinctoria
Flowering Plants
Hieracium sabaudum
Flowering Plants
Hieracium umbellatum
Flowering Plants
Lembotropis nigricans
Flowering Plants
Luzula luzuloides
Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea
Flowering Plants
Veronica officinalis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Convallaria majalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Digitalis grandiflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista tinctoria | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium sabaudum | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium umbellatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Lembotropis nigricans | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula luzuloides | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
| Veronica officinalis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.5731 | Black broom-oak forests | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.8731 | Black broom-oak forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.8731 | Black broom-oak forests | same |
