F106
Picard beech forests (Fagus sylvatica) with Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Primula acaulis, Conopodium majus
Description
In the tree layer (30 to 35 m high) there is dominant beech with admixtures of sessile oak. Their relative proportions vary quite strongly from area to area and frequently even within the same forest. pedunculate oak can also participate in the tree layer. Ash and bird cherry trees are rarer and occur in special edaphic forms in particular. A shrub layer is absent or sparse. The herb layer is species-rich and has a high degree of coverage.
Tree Layer
Fagus sylvatica (Common Beech), Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), Fraxinus excelsior (Common Ash), Acer pseudoplatanus (Field Maple), Acer campestre (Field Maple)
Common Beech, Sessile Oak, Common Ash and Field Maple
Shrub Layer
often missing or only sparsely occuring: Corylus avellana (Hazel), Ilex aquifolium (Holly), Cornus sanguinea (Fruiting Dogwood), Prunus avium (Common Linden (small-medium)), Crataegus laevigata (Hawthorn), Mespilus germanica (Dogwood)
Oak, Apple, Alder, Willow and Downy Willow saplings
Lianas
Lonicera periclymenum, Rubus fruticosus agg.
Herb Layer
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (ABSENT), Galium odoratum (sweet_woodruff), Melica uniflora (lush_grass), Euphorbia amygdaloides (green_spurge), Anemone nemorosa (ABSENT), Viola reichenbachiana (sweet_woodruff), Lamium galeobdolon (wild_parsley), Poa nemoralis (lush_grass), Circaea lutetiana (sweet_woodruff), Milium effusum (green_meadow_fescue), Polygonatum multiflorum (lily_of_the_valley), Stellaria holostea (grass), more rarely Neottia nidus-avis (wormwood), Sanicula europaea (oxeye_daisy), Vicia sepium (cross_leaved_heath)
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