T2-2 - Forêts laurophylles continentales

Mainland laurophyllous forest

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Patches of evergreen laurophyllous forests and thickets dominated by bay (Laurus nobilis), firetree (Morella faya) and Portugal laurel (Prunus lusitanica subsp. lusitanica) in oceanic and hyper-humid situations, now surviving as small relics in sheltered situations like ravines along the Atlantic coast of Portugal and Spain and in Sardinia, southern Italy and Sicily. Typically species-poor with an associated flora similar to T21.

Espèces diagnostiques

Prunus lusitanica subsp. lusitanica, Laurus nobilis, Ruscus aculeatus, Celtis australis, Acanthus mollis, Viburnum tinus, Hedera helix aggr., Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, Fraxinus angustifolia, Dioscorea communis, Polystichum setiferum, Orobanche hederae, Hypericum androsaemum, Galium broterianum, Carex reuteriana

Espèces constantes

Hedera helix aggr., Laurus nobilis, Ruscus aculeatus, Rubus ulmifolius, Rubia peregrina, Dioscorea communis, Smilax aspera, Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, Prunus lusitanica subsp. lusitanica, Lonicera periclymenum, Viburnum tinus, Rubus fruticosus aggr., Pteridium aquilinum, Athyrium filix-femina, Asparagus acutifolius, Polystichum setiferum, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Rhamnus alaternus, Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia

Espèces dominantes

Laurus nobilis, Prunus lusitanica subsp. lusitanica, Hedera helix aggr., Ruscus aculeatus, Prunus lusitanica, Prunus laurocerasus

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)