Balkan Range horse-chestnut ravine forests
Description (English)
Forests of Aesculus hippocastanum, Fagus moesiaca, Tilia tomentosa, Ulmus glabra, Fraxinus excelsior, Juglans regia, Carpinus betulus, Alnus glutinosa, with Acer campestre, Fraxinus ornus, Staphylea pinnata, Corylus avellana, Dactylis glomerata, Poa nemoralis of humid and warm valleys of the 250-400 metre upper submontane level of the northern piedmont of the eastern Balkan Range (Derven-Balkan), southeast of Preslav, in an extremely exiguous region that represents a very remarkable outlier of the range of the southeastern European endemic Aesculus hippocastanum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.A46221 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.A4) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Acer campestre
Flowering Plants
Aesculus hippocastanum
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Alnus glutinosa
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Carpinus betulus
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Corylus avellana
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Dactylis glomerata
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Fagus moesiaca
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Fraxinus excelsior
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Fraxinus ornus
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Juglans regia
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Poa nemoralis
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Staphylea pinnata
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Tilia tomentosa
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Ulmus glabra
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Acer campestre | Flowering Plants | |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Flowering Plants | |
| Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Corylus avellana | Flowering Plants | |
| Dactylis glomerata | Flowering Plants | |
| Fagus moesiaca | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus ornus | Flowering Plants | |
| Juglans regia | Flowering Plants | |
| Poa nemoralis | Flowering Plants | |
| Staphylea pinnata | Flowering Plants | |
| Tilia tomentosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Ulmus glabra | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.46221 | Balkan Range horse-chestnut ravine forests | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.A46221 | Balkan Range horse-chestnut ravine forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.A46221 | Balkan Range horse-chestnut ravine forests | same |
