Thracian Quercus frainetto-Quercus cerris forests
Description (English)
Mostly fragmentary forests of the northern Thracian plain, its isolated hills and the fringing foothills of the Balkan Range, the eastern Rhodopes and the northwestern Stranja dominated by Quercus frainetto or sometimes Quercus cerris, accompanied by Carpinus orientalis, Crataegus monogyna and a thermophile, sub-Mediterranean cortège that includes Physospermum cornubiense, Lathyrus niger, Lychnis coronaria, Heptaptera triquetra.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.76A11 |
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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
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Carpinus orientalis | Flowering Plants | |
Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
Heptaptera triquetra | Flowering Plants | |
Lathyrus niger | Flowering Plants | |
Lychnis coronaria | Flowering Plants | |
Physospermum cornubiense | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus cerris | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus frainetto | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.76A11 | Thracian Quercus frainetto-Quercus cerris forests | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.76A11 | Thracian Quercus frainetto-Quercus cerris forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.76A11 | Thracian Quercus frainetto-Quercus cerris forests | same |