U33
South French willow and poplar alluvial forests (Populus alba, Populus nigra) with Iris foetidissima, Viola odorata in combination with Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. angustifolia-alluvial forests
Description
a) Light softwood alluvial forests with dominance of Populus alba and admixtures of Populus nigra, b) locally hardwood alluvial forests with Fraxinus angustifolia, Ulmus minor in the tree layer, and a species-rich herb layer.
U33a: Hardwood alluvial forest
U33b: Softwood alluvial forest
Tree Layer
U33a: Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. Angustifolia (Ash), Ulmus minor (Elm), (Acer negundo, Alnus glutinosa)
U33b: Populus alba (White Poplar), Populus nigra (Black Poplar)
Shrub Layer
Alder, Willow and Downy Willow saplings
Lianas
Cucubalus baccifer
Herb Layer
Carex pendula (woodland_sedge), Angelica sylvestris (angelica), Circaea lutetiana (sweet_woodruff), Scrophularia nodosa (nettles), Iris foetidissima (greater_wood_rush), Viola odorata (wild_parsley), Symphytum tuberosum (sweet_woodruff), Euphorbia amygdaloides (green_spurge)
Ringlo and Morthond rivers in central Gondor
