T1-4 - Forêts riveraines méditerranéennes et macaronésiennes

Mediterranean and Macaronesian riparian forest

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Deciduous broadleaved forest, most commonly dominated by poplars (Populus), willows (Salix) or oriental plane (Platanus orientalis), on periodically flooded alluvia or gravel terraces and streamsides in humid localities in the Mediterranean and Macaronesia. Also includes streamside forests with Rhododendron ponticum and Betula pendula var. fontqueri in Spain.

Espèces diagnostiques

Platanus orientalis, Fraxinus angustifolia, Arundo donax, Nerium oleander, Populus alba, Vinca difformis, Vitis vinifera, Oenanthe crocata, Arum italicum, Rubus ulmifolius, Scrophularia scorodonia, Melissa officinalis, Populus nigra, Dorycnium rectum, Salix pedicellata, Rubus sanctus, Ficus carica, Flueggea tinctoria, Dioscorea communis, Carex pendula

Espèces constantes

Rubus ulmifolius, Fraxinus angustifolia, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dioscorea communis, Hedera helix aggr., Platanus orientalis, Nerium oleander, Arum italicum, Smilax aspera, Scirpoides holoschoenus, Crataegus monogyna, Populus alba, Oenanthe crocata, Alnus glutinosa, Populus nigra, Vitis vinifera, Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia, Rubia peregrina, Pteridium aquilinum, Galium aparine

Espèces dominantes

Platanus orientalis, Fraxinus angustifolia, Populus alba, Alnus glutinosa, Rubus ulmifolius, Populus nigra, Salix euxina, Salix alba

Bibliography

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)