F71
North Ukrainian-south Sarmatian lime-pedunculate oak forests (Quercus robur, Tilia cordata) with Fraxinus excelsior, Acer campestre, Acer tataricum
Description
Multi-layer deciduous forests with a two-layered tree layer. The upper tree layer, 30-35 m tall, is dominated by Quercus robur, with admixtures of Fraxinus excelsior and Ulmus glabra. The dense lower tree layer is formed mainly by Tilia cordata, with admixtures of Acer campestre and Acer platanoides. The shrub layer is loose, the herb layer has about a 25-30 % degree of coverage, with dominant demanding nemoral species.
Tree Layer
Quercus robur (Common Oak), Fraxinus excelsior (Common Ash), Tilia cordata (Common Linden), with admixture of Ulmus glabra (Elm), Ulmus laevis (Elm), Ulmus minor (Elm), Acer campestre (Field Maple), Acer platanoides (Field Maple)
Common Oak, Common Ash, Common Linden, with admixture of Elm and Field Maple
Shrub Layer
orylus avellana (Hazel), Acer tataricum (Field Maple (small-medium), Euonymus verrucosa (Wild Pear), Euonymus europaea (Spindle), Cornus sanguinea (Fruiting Dogwood), Viburnum opulus (Linden Bush), Berberis vulgaris (Fruiting Rosehip Bush), Pyrus communis (Wild Pear)
Oak, Alder, Apple, Downy Willow and Willow saplings
Lianas
No details
Herb Layer
Asarum europaeum (wild_parsley), Mercurialis perennis (dogs_mercury), Aegopodium podagraria (horse_chestnut_tree_sapling), Carex pilosa (greater_wood_rush), Lamium galeobdolon (wild_parsley), Stellaria holostea (grass), Galium odoratum (sweet_woodruff), Polygonatum multiflorum (lily_of_the_valley), Milium effusum (green_meadow_fescue), Bromus benekenii (woodland_sedge), Pulmonaria obscura (sweet_woodruff), Ranunculus cassubicus (wild_parsley), Poa nemoralis (lush_grass), Brachypodium sylvaticum (lush_grass), Brachypodium pinnatum (green_meadow_fescue), Melica picta (bottle_sedge), Veronica chamaedrys (sweet_woodruff), Convallaria majalis (lily_of_the_valley)
