Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests
Description (English)
Humid montane beech and beech-fir (G4.6) forests on neutral soils with mild humus (mull) of the western Pyrenees, characterized by the vernal bloom of Scilla lilio-hyacinthus and Lathraea clandestina and by a summer cover rich in ferns (Athyrium filix-femina, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Asplenium scolopendrium, Dryopteris spp., Polystichum spp.) and species of the ecological group of Melica uniflora and Galium odoratum; they are locally represented in the eastern Pyrenees and the Montes Olositanicos.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.641 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6) |
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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Asplenium scolopendrium | Ferns | |
Athyrium filix-femina | Ferns | |
Galium odoratum | Flowering Plants | |
Lathraea clandestina | Flowering Plants | |
Melica uniflora | Flowering Plants | |
Scilla lilio-hyacinthus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.141 | Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.641 | Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.641 | Hygrophile Pyrenean beech forests | same |