T3-1 - Forêts tempérées à Picea et Abies

Temperate mountain Picea forest

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Evergreen coniferous forest dominated by spruce, including Picea abies in most temperate European mountain systems, relict Picea omorika in a restricted area in the Dinaric Mountains, and Picea orientalis in the Caucasus. Fir (Abies alba, Abies nordmanniana) can be admixed on acidic, even very oligotrophic, wet, cold or rocky soils in the montane and subalpine belts of the temperate mountain ranges of Europe.

Espèces diagnostiques

Picea abies, Oxalis acetosella, Prenanthes purpurea, Abies alba, Lonicera nigra, Hieracium murorum, Melampyrum sylvaticum, Veronica urticifolia, Luzula luzulina, Luzula sylvatica, Sorbus aucuparia, Polygonatum verticillatum, Homogyne alpina, Calamagrostis villosa, Vaccinium myrtillus, Polytrichastrum formosum

Espèces constantes

Picea abies, Vaccinium myrtillus, Oxalis acetosella, Sorbus aucuparia, Hieracium murorum, Dicranum scoparium, Fagus sylvatica, Abies alba, Avenella flexuosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Rubus idaeus, Prenanthes purpurea, Polytrichastrum formosum, Luzula sylvatica, Hylocomium splendens, Solidago virgaurea, Fragaria vesca, Homogyne alpina, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris filix-mas

Espèces dominantes

Picea abies, Vaccinium myrtillus, Oxalis acetosella, Hylocomium splendens, Calamagrostis villosa

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)