J15
Catalonian Provencal supra-Mediterranean holm oak forests (Quercus ilex) with Quercus pubescens, Asplenium onopteris, Luzula forsteri
Description
Dense shady forests of average height (7-15 m) with several leaf-shedding Quercus and Acer species and few evergreen shrubs. The proportion of oak depends on the soil. The herb layer is rich in rather acidophytic hemicryptophytes.
Tree Layer
Quercus ilex (Holm Oak), Quercus pubescens (Downy Oak), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine), Sorbus aria (Whitebeam), locally Pinus pinea (Stone Pine)
Holm Oak, Downy Oak, Scots Pine, Whitebeam, Stone Pine
Shrub Layer
Erica arborea (Greek Juniper Bush), Erica scoparia (Gorse Bush), Cytisus scoparius (wild_shrub), Cistus salviifolius (wild_parsley), Viburnum tinus (English Elm Bush), Phillyrea latifolia (Olive), Rubus ulmifolius (Fruiting Bramble), Amelanchier ovalis (Beech Bush), Ilex aquifolium (Holly)
Greek Juniper Bush, Gorse Bush, wild shrub, wild parsley, English Elm Bush, Olive, Fruiting Bramble, Beech Bush, Holly
Lianas
Lonicera implexa (Common Ash Bush), Rubia peregrina (sweet_woodruff), Hedera helix (ivy-variant trees)
Herb Layer
Asplenium onopteris (fern), Teucrium scorodonia (sweet_woodruff), Luzula forsteri (deergrass), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken), Prunella grandiflora subsp. pyrenaica (wild_parsley), Viola canina (sweet_woodruff), Fragaria vesca (lingonberry_bush[age=7]), Viola alba subsp. dehnhardtii (sweet_woodruff), Cephalanthera longifolia (lily_of_the_valley)
Fern, sweet_woodruff, deergrass, bracken, wild_parsley, lily_of_the_valley
Upland Anfalas
