45.316 - Corsican hill holm-oak woodland

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Quercus ilex formations of the upper meso-Mediterranean level (500-600 m to 1100-1200 m) of Corsica with Arbutus unedo, Erica arborea, Viburnum tinus, Ilex aquifolium, Daphne laureola, Teucrium scorodonia, Helleborus lividus, Cyclamen repandum, Sanicula europaea, Melica uniflora; often installed on steep slopes, they include rather more stands with forest characteristics than the lowland formations.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)