Moesio-Danubian oriental hornbeam Quercus cerris forests
Description (English)
Meso-xerophile, neutrophile forests of Quercus cerris, Fraxinus ornus and Carpinus orientalis of the subcontinental central and eastern Balkan peninsula, mostly of the xerothermal oak belt of Serbia and northern and central Bulgaria, in particular of the lower Danube basin and its fringing plateaux, extending north into Romania to low mountains of the Danube Iron Gates region and of the southwestern Dobrogea, with Cornus mas, Cotinus coggygria and sub-Mediterranean species, including Mercurialis ovata, Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum), Piptatherum virescens, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (Cynanchum vincetoxicum).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.76812 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.7) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea
Flowering Plants
Carpinus orientalis
Flowering Plants
Cornus mas
Flowering Plants
Cotinus coggygria
Flowering Plants
Cynanchum vincetoxicum
Flowering Plants
Fraxinus ornus
Flowering Plants
Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum
Flowering Plants
Mercurialis ovata
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Piptatherum virescens
Flowering Plants
Quercus cerris
Flowering Plants
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Buglossoides purpurocaerulea | Flowering Plants | |
| Carpinus orientalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Cornus mas | Flowering Plants | |
| Cotinus coggygria | Flowering Plants | |
| Cynanchum vincetoxicum | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus ornus | Flowering Plants | |
| Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum | Flowering Plants | |
| Mercurialis ovata | Flowering Plants | |
| Piptatherum virescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus cerris | Flowering Plants | |
| Vincetoxicum hirundinaria | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.76812 | Moesio-Danubian oriental hornbeam Quercus cerris forests | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.76812 | Moesio-Danubian oriental hornbeam Quercus cerris forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.76812 | Moesio-Danubian oriental hornbeam Quercus cerris forests | same |
