Medio-European dry acidophilous birch woods
Description (English)
Formations usually formed by Betula pendula, or, in the British Isles, Betula pubescens, with Deschampsia flexuosa, Agrostis capillaris (Agrostis tenuis), Festuca ovina, Vaccinium myrtillus, developed notably on sands, gravels, moraines and decalcified alluvions of nemoral northern and middle European plains and hills, as substitution facies of acidophilous oak woods (Fago-Quercetum, Blechno-Quercetum petraeae, Rusco-Quercetum, Luzulo-Quercetum), occasionally of oak-hornbeam woods (particularly mixed Atlantic bluebell oak forests, Endymio-Carpinetum), or colonization stages of dry heaths and decalcified dunes.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.9112 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Agrostis capillaris
Flowering Plants
Agrostis tenuis
Flowering Plants
Betula pendula
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa
Flowering Plants
Festuca ovina
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis capillaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Agrostis tenuis | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula pendula | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Festuca ovina | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.B12 | Medio-European dry acidophilous birch woods | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.9112 | Medio-European dry acidophilous birch woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.9112 | Medio-European dry acidophilous birch woods | same |
