S3-5 - Fourrés épineux tempérés et subméditerranéens

Temperate and submediterranean thorn scrub

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Scrub dominated by a diversity of mostly thorny shrubs, small trees and saplings, in successions and ecotones on mesic soils in a wide variety of semi-natural landscapes through the temperate and submediterranean lowlands of Europe but sometimes extending to higher altitudes, as in the Balkan šibljak. The dominants and associated floras vary widely with differences in regional climate and soils.

Espèces diagnostiques

Prunus spinosa, Rosa canina aggr., Cornus sanguinea, Crataegus monogyna

Espèces constantes

Prunus spinosa, Crataegus monogyna, Rosa canina aggr., Cornus sanguinea, Ligustrum vulgare, Urtica dioica, Galium aparine, Sambucus nigra, Euonymus europaeus, Rubus ulmifolius, Hedera helix aggr., Dactylis glomerata, Clematis vitalba, Rubus caesius, Corylus avellana, Rubus fruticosus aggr., Geum urbanum, Galium mollugo aggr., Viburnum lantana, Rhamnus cathartica

Espèces dominantes

Prunus spinosa, Crataegus monogyna, Cornus sanguinea, Sambucus nigra, Ligustrum vulgare

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)