Cowberry pine-oak forests
Description (English)
Acidophilous forests of Quercus robur, Quercus petraea and Pinus sylvestris on sandy substrates and granitic arenas of subcontinental climate regions in the High-Palatinate, the Vogtland, Thuringe, the Erzgebirge, the southern Saxony hills, the western, northern and eastern Bohemian basin, with an undergrowth of Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Calluna vulgaris, Deschampsia flexuosa, Melampyrum pratense, Luzula luzuloides. and sometimes Polygala chamaebuxus, Lembotropis nigricans, (Cytisus nigricans), Genista tinctoria, Genista germanica, Molinia arundinacea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G4.712 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Pinus sylvestris
Flowering Plants
Calluna vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa
Flowering Plants
Genista germanica
Flowering Plants
Genista tinctoria
Flowering Plants
Lembotropis nigricans
Flowering Plants
Luzula luzuloides
Flowering Plants
Melampyrum pratense
Flowering Plants
Molinia arundinacea
Flowering Plants
Polygala chamaebuxus
Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea
Flowering Plants
Quercus robur
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
| Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista germanica | Flowering Plants | |
| Genista tinctoria | Flowering Plants | |
| Lembotropis nigricans | Flowering Plants | |
| Luzula luzuloides | Flowering Plants | |
| Melampyrum pratense | Flowering Plants | |
| Molinia arundinacea | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygala chamaebuxus | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.582 | Cowberry pine-oak forests | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G4.712 | Cowberry pine-oak forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G4.712 | Cowberry pine-oak forests | same |
