F14
Galician-north Lusitanian hyperoceanic pedunculate oak forests (Quercus robur, partly Quercus pyrenaica, Quercus suber) with Laurus nobilis, Viburnum tinus, Pyrus cordata, Daboecia cantabrica, Andryala integrifolia
Description
Quercus robur forests with admixtures of Quercus pyrenaica, Castanea sativa (naturalized) and locally Quercus suber. Pyrus cordata, Corylus avellana, Ilex aquifolium and sometimes Laurus nobilis form the shrub layer. The herb layer is species-rich and features some Mediterranean taxa.
Tree Layer
Quercus robur predominating (Common Oak), admixed Quercus pyrenaica (Sessile Oak (tiny-medium)), Castanea sativa (introduced) (Horse Chestnut), Quercus suber (Cork Oak), Laurus nobilis (Bay Laurel)
Common Oak, Sessile Oak (tiny-medium), Horse Chestnut Cork Oak and Bay Laurel
Shrub Layer
Pyrus cordata (Wild Pear), Ilex aquifolium (Holly), Corylus avellana (Hazel), Frangula alnus (Alder Buckthorn), Pyrus pyraster (Wild Pear), Erica arborea (Greek Juniper Bush), Daphne gnidium (wild_shrub), Viburnum tinus (English Elm Bush), Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree), Prunus lusitanica (Wild Pear), Phillyrea latifolia (Green Olive), Ruscus aculeatus (Fruiting Holly Bush)
Cherry, Oak and Apple saplings
Lianas
Lonicera periclymenum, Hedera helix (incl. subsp. canariensis), Tamus communis, Rubia peregrina, Rubus fruticosus agg.
Herb Layer
Pteridium aquilinum (bracken), Viola riviniana (ABSENT), Deschampsia flexuosa (lush_grass), Holcus mollis (dry_reeds), Teucrium scorodonia (sweet_woodruff), Lathyrus linifolius, Hypericum pulchrum (birdsfoot_trefoil), Ceratocapnos claviculata (wild_parsley), Dryopteris aemula (fern_1), Dryopteris affinis subsp. Borreri (fern_1, bracken, fern), Blechnum spicant (fern_1, fern), Digitalis purpurea, Oxalis acetosella (alpine_bearberry), Polypodium vulgare (fern, bracken), Pulmonaria montana (sweet_woodruff), Saxifraga spathularis (wild_parsley), Ulex minor (goldenrod), Saxifraga umbrosa (wild_parsley), Pseudarrhenatherum longifolium (woodland_sedge), Daboecia cantabrica (cross_leaved_heath), Potentilla montana (wild_parsley), Pulmonaria longifolia (sweet_woodruff), Agrostis curtisii (bottle_sedge), Cirsium filipendulum (melancholy_thistle), Omphalodes nitida (sweet_woodruff), Anemone trifolia subsp. Albida (ABSENT), Crepis lampsanoides (dandelion), Aquilegia dichroa, Simethis planifolia (bottle_sedge), Lithodora diffusa (blackberry_bush), Cytisus grandiflorus (wild_shrub), Luzula sylvatica subsp. Henriquesii (greater_wood_rush), Linaria triornithophora, Rumex papillaris (dooryard_dock), Genista falcata, Asplenium onopteris (fern), Andryala integrifolia, Agrostis castellana (small_fescue), Polygonatum odoratum (lily_of_the_valley), Physospermum cornubiense (horse_chestnut_tree_sapling)
Scattered forests near the Cape of Andrast
