Pannonic alkali steppe oak woods

Description (English)

Rare oak woods of the Danube basin lowlands developed in the transition zone between inundation areas and loess plateaux, on soils with a higher water table in spring. Acer tataricum, growing with great vitality, reaches the second tree layer. Characteristic understorey species are Carex michelii, Pulmonaria mollissima, Doronicum hungaricum accompanying Alopecurus pratensis, Melica altissima, Festuca rupicola, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Geranium robertianum, Polygonatum latifolium, Corydalis bulbosa (Corydalis cava), Ranunculus ficaria, Viscaria vulgaris; tall herbs (Peucedanum officinale, Galatella punctata) and other species (Artemisia pontica, Limonium gmelinii i.a.) penetrate the wood from the bordering grasslands on alkaline soil. Only a few stands of this community remain, in Hungary and Transsylvania.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification