T3-3 - Sapinières montagnardes méditerranéennes

Mediterranean mountain Abies forest

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Evergreen coniferous forests of more sunless or fog-bound slopes and gullies in the lower to mid altitudinal belts of Mediterranean mountains where firs of very limited distribution dominate in highly distinctive relic stands: Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo), Greek fir (Abies cephalonica), King Boris fir (Abies borisii-regis), Apennine or Sicilian stands of silver fir (Abies alba) and Sicilian fir (Abies nebrodensis).

Espèces diagnostiques

Abies borisii-regis, Aremonia agrimonoides, Galium rotundifolium, Helleborus odorus, Abies pinsapo, Abies cephalonica, Clinopodium grandiflorum, Sanicula europaea, Geranium versicolor, Digitalis laevigata, Cardamine chelidonia, Lactuca muralis, Lathyrus laxiflorus, Ranunculus brutius, Campanula spatulata, Doronicum orientale, Trifolium pignantii, Juniperus drupacea, Drymochloa drymeja, Daphne laureola

Espèces constantes

Aremonia agrimonoides, Abies borisii-regis, Lactuca muralis, Pteridium aquilinum, Fagus sylvatica, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Galium rotundifolium, Rubus fruticosus aggr., Fragaria vesca, Sanicula europaea, Viola reichenbachiana, Veronica chamaedrys aggr., Juniperus oxycedrus aggr., Abies alba, Daphne laureola, Poa nemoralis, Hedera helix aggr., Melica uniflora, Helleborus odorus, Clinopodium vulgare

Espèces dominantes

Abies borisii-regis, Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica, Abies cilicica, Pteridium aquilinum, Abies cephalonica, Abies pinsapo

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)