31.812122 - Fruticées calcicoles de bord de route, sur craie

Wayfaring tree chalk scrub

Classification des habitats CORINE biotopes

Descriptif officiel

Species-rich communities mostly of southeastern England, characterized by the abundance of Viburnum lantana, Legustrum vulgarae, Cornus sanguinea, Tamus communus and Clematis vitalba, the frequency of Taxus baccata saplings and Juniperus communis. There is often a field layer with Bromus erectus, Brachypodium pinnatum and other dry grassland species in less dense stands. Some orchid species rare to the British Isles, such as Himantoglossum hircinum, Orchis militaris, O. purpurea, O. simia, are strongly associated with this habitat.

Description en français

Communautés riches en espèces caractérisées par l'abondance de Viburnum lantana, Ligustrum vulgare, Cornus sanguinea, Tamus communis et Clematis vitalba, et la fréquence de jeunes Taxus baccata et Juniperus communis.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J., Ledant J.-P. & coll., 1991. CORINE biotopes manual. Habitats of the European Community. Data specifications - Part 2. EUR 12587/3 EN. European Commission, Luxembourg, 300 p. (Source)