Mediterranean mountain Abies forest
Description (English)
Evergreen coniferous forests of more sunless or fog-bound slopes and gullies in the lower to mid altitudinal belts of mediterranean mountains where firs of very limited distribution dominate in highly distinctive relic stands: Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo), Greek fir (A. cephalonica), King Boris’s fir (A. borisiiregis), Apennine or Sicilian stands of silver fir (A. alba) and Sicilian fir (A. nebrodensis).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3-3 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Conifers
Abies pinsapo
Conifers
Abies cephalonica
Flowering Plants
Ononis reuteri
Flowering Plants
Geranium purpureum
Flowering Plants
Cerastium gibraltaricum
Flowering Plants
Rosa sicula
Flowering Plants
Carum graecum
Flowering Plants
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Flowering Plants
Doronicum plantagineum
Flowering Plants
Hieracium pannosum
Flowering Plants
Piptatherum paradoxum
Flowering Plants
Paeonia broteroi
Flowering Plants
Berberis vulgaris
Flowering Plants
Rosa micrantha
Flowering Plants
Daphne oleoides
Flowering Plants
Helleborus foetidus
Flowering Plants
Hieracium cymosum
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abies pinsapo | Conifers | |
| Abies cephalonica | Conifers | |
| Ononis reuteri | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium purpureum | Flowering Plants | |
| Cerastium gibraltaricum | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosa sicula | Flowering Plants | |
| Carum graecum | Flowering Plants | |
| Hyacinthoides hispanica | Flowering Plants | |
| Doronicum plantagineum | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium pannosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Piptatherum paradoxum | Flowering Plants | |
| Paeonia broteroi | Flowering Plants | |
| Berberis vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosa micrantha | Flowering Plants | |
| Daphne oleoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Helleborus foetidus | Flowering Plants | |
| Hieracium cymosum | Flowering Plants |
Conifers
Abies pinsapo
Flowering Plants
Rubia peregrina
Flowering Plants
Helleborus foetidus
Flowering Plants
Geranium purpureum
Flowering Plants
Berberis vulgaris
Conifers
Pinus nigra
Flowering Plants
Crataegus monogyna
Flowering Plants
Aremonia agrimonoides
Conifers
Abies cephalonica
Flowering Plants
Silene italica
Flowering Plants
Ruscus aculeatus
Flowering Plants
Rosa sicula
Flowering Plants
Rosa micrantha
Flowering Plants
Quercus rotundifolia
Flowering Plants
Quercus faginea
Ferns
Pteridium aquilinum
Flowering Plants
Piptatherum paradoxum
Flowering Plants
Paeonia broteroi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abies pinsapo | Conifers | |
| Rubia peregrina | Flowering Plants | |
| Helleborus foetidus | Flowering Plants | |
| Geranium purpureum | Flowering Plants | |
| Berberis vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Pinus nigra | Conifers | |
| Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
| Aremonia agrimonoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Abies cephalonica | Conifers | |
| Silene italica | Flowering Plants | |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosa sicula | Flowering Plants | |
| Rosa micrantha | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus faginea | Flowering Plants | |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Ferns | |
| Piptatherum paradoxum | Flowering Plants | |
| Paeonia broteroi | Flowering Plants |
Conifers
Abies pinsapo
Conifers
Abies cephalonica
Conifers
Pinus nigra
Conifers
Juniperus communis subsp. communis
Flowering Plants
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Conifers
Abies nebrodensis
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abies pinsapo | Conifers | |
| Abies cephalonica | Conifers | |
| Pinus nigra | Conifers | |
| Juniperus communis subsp. communis | Conifers | |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
| Abies nebrodensis | Conifers |
Other classifications
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.1 | Abies and Picea woodland | narrower | divided into three types (according to dominant species and geographic distribution) |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.1 | Abies and Picea woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.1 | Abies and Picea woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.1 | Abies and Picea woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.1 | Abies and Picea woodland | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.1 | Abies and Picea woodland | same |
