G39
Southwest Central European mixed downy oak forests (Quercus pubescens, Quercus x calvescens, Quercus petraea, Acer monspessulanum), partly with Acer opalus, Buxus sempervirens, Rubia peregrina, Aceras anthropophorum
Description
Light, usually poorly-growing oak forest or bush forests (5-20 m) with well developed shrub and herb layers, rich in thermophilous forest and forest edge plants.
Tree Layer
predominantly Quercus pubescens (Downy Oak), admixed Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), (Quercus robur (Common Oak)); Sorbus torminalis (Wild Service Tree), Sorbus domestica (Wild Service Tree), Sorbus aria (Whitebeam), Ulmus minor (English Elm), Prunus avium (Linden), Prunus cerasus, Acer campestre (Field Maple), Acer opalus (Field Maple (tiny-medium), Tilia cordata (Linden), Tilia platyphyllos (Linden), (Fagus sylvatica (Beech), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine))
Oak (white), Sessile Oak (purple), Elm (light green), Maple (pink), Linden (blue), Beech (orange) (rare…), Scots Pine (red) (also rare)
Shrub Layer
Prunus mahaleb (Linden (tiny-med), Sorbus mougeotii (Whitebeam), Cornus sanguinea (Fruiting Dogwood), Ligustrum vulgare (Elder Bush), Viburnum lantana (Linden Bush), Euonymus europaea (Spindle), Amelanchier ovalis (Beech Bush), Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood), Rhamnus cathartica (Fruiting Alder Buckthorn), Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn), Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn), Berberis vulgaris (Fruiting Rosehip Bush), Rosa arvensis (wild_shrub), Corylus avellana (Hazel), Hippocrepis emerus (Ash Bush), Cotoneaster tomentosus (Goat Willow Bush), Lonicera xylosteum (Fruiting Hawthorn Bush), Pyrus pyraster (Wild Pear)
Prunus mahaleb: cherry Buxus sempervirens: boxwood Rhamnus cathartica: buckthorn Crataegus monogyna: hawthorn Prunus spinosa: blackthorn Rosa arvensis: rosehip Corylus avellana: hazel Pyrus pyraster: pear
Bushes -> medium (similar number of smalls to others/even fewer mediums in distribution)
Lianas
Hedera helix (ivy-variant trees)
Herb Layer
Coronilla coronata, Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum, Helleborus foetidus, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Campanula persicifolia, Hepatica nobilis, Primula veris, Tanacetum corymbosum, Melittis melissophyllum, Carex humilis, Carex halleriana, Cephalanthera rubra, Trifolium medium, Trifolium alpestre, Trifolium rubens, Viola hirta, Peucedanum cervaria, Hypericum montanum, Bupleurum falcatum, Ranunculus nemorosus, Arato turrita, Primula veris subsp. columnae, Polygonatum odoratum, Melica uniflora, Lathyrus vernus, Geranium sanguineum, Anthericum ramosum, Anthericum liliago, Teucrium chamaedrys, Betonica officinalis, Origanum vulgare, Brachypodium pinnatum, Silene nutans, Mercurialis perennis, Limodorum abortivum
Coronilla coronata: sweet woodruff Carex humilis: deergrass eucedanum cervaria: cow parsley Mercurialis perennis: dogs mercury
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