Temperate forest clearing scrub
Description (English)
Often dense scrub of shrubs and small trees invading after natural or anthropogenic clearance in forests of the temperate zone.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S3-8 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Salix caprea | Flowering Plants | |
Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus idaeus | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus idaeus | Flowering Plants | |
Salix caprea | Flowering Plants | |
Oxalis acetosella | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
Dryopteris dilatata | Ferns | |
Deschampsia flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Picea abies | Conifers | |
Betula pendula | Flowering Plants | |
Senecio nemorensis | Flowering Plants | |
Fagus sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Flowering Plants | |
Athyrium filix-femina | Ferns | |
Dryopteris filix-mas | Ferns | |
Dryopteris carthusiana | Ferns | |
Polytrichastrum formosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Fragaria vesca | Flowering Plants | |
Epilobium montanum | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Salix caprea | Flowering Plants | |
Sambucus racemosa | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants |