T1-99 - Chênaies steppiques

Steppe Quercus forests

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Xero-thermophile oak woods of continental affinities of the wooded steppe zone of Pannonia and the Ponto-Sarmatic region, and their irradiations into regions or sites of high local continentality west and north of the Ponto-Pannonic region. The substrate consists of 'Loess' (Chernozem soils). Different Quercus spp. dominate in the tree layer, which is rich in continental steppic vegetation elements and geophytes of the Aceri tatarici-Quercion and Potentillo albae-Quercion, e.g. Carex michelii, Dactylis polygama, Geum urbanum, Lathryrus niger, Polygonatum latifolium, Pulmonaria mollis ssp. mollis, Tanacetum corymbosum, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Convallaria majalis, Dictamnus albus, Festuca rupicola and Potentilla alba.

Bibliographie

 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)