41.421 - Western Hercynian slope forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Mixed forests of Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Fagus sylvatica, Ulmus glabra, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer platanoides, Tilia platyphyllos, Fraxinus excelsior, Carpinus betulus, Alnus glutinosa, with Hedera helix, Polygonatum verticillatum, Galium odoratum, Ranunculus platanifolius, Centaurea montana, Poa chaixii, Pulmonaria montana, Circaea alpina, Sambucus racemosa of large, shaded slopes of the Hercynian ranges and their periphery, within the zone of transition from oceanic to continental climates.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

"Carpineto-Fraxinetum"

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)

Vanden Berghen, 1953; Tanghe, 1959, 1964a, 1964b, 1968, 1970; Duvigneaud and Mullenders, 1962; Duvigneaud and Denayer-De Smet, 1970; Noirfalise, 1984.