T182 Atlantic acidophilous Fagus forests

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Description

Acidophilous analogue of T172, whose understorey lacks the most ostensibly calcicolous species (especially those associated, like Carex caudata, with abrupt calcareous beechwoods) and is dominated by calcifuges like Blechnum spicant and Luzula sylvatica.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Fagus sylvatica 1, Vaccinium myrtillus 0.73, Avenella flexuosa 0.73, Blechnum spicant 0.71, Oxalis acetosella 0.7, Ilex aquifolium 0.51, Anemone nemorosa 0.49, Luzula sylvatica 0.48, Dryopteris affinis 0.45, Dryopteris dilatata 0.45, Euphorbia dulcis 0.44, Viola riviniana aggr. 0.44, Pteridium aquilinum 0.43, Hedera helix aggr. 0.38, Athyrium filix-femina 0.34, Stellaria holostea 0.32, Sorbus aucuparia 0.32, Polypodium vulgare 0.29, Euphorbia amygdaloides 0.27, Holcus mollis 0.27, Saxifraga spathularis 0.27, Lonicera periclymenum 0.26, Ranunculus tuberosus aggr. 0.25, Saxifraga hirsuta 0.23, Dryopteris filix-mas 0.23, Quercus robur 0.23, Corylus avellana 0.22, Daphne laureola 0.21, Crepis lampsanoides 0.2, Helleborus viridis 0.18, Erica arborea 0.17, Agrostis capillaris 0.17, Poa nemoralis 0.16, Erica vagans 0.15, Hieracium murorum aggr. 0.14, Polygonatum verticillatum 0.14, Crataegus monogyna 0.13, Solidago virgaurea 0.13, Polystichum aculeatum 0.13, Erythronium dens-canis 0.13, Euphorbia hyberna 0.12, Castanea sativa 0.12, Thelypteris limbosperma 0.11, Ruscus aculeatus 0.11, Betula celtiberica 0.11, Carex sylvatica 0.1, Polystichum setiferum 0.1, Lathyrus linifolius 0.09, Teucrium scorodonia 0.09, Scilla lilio-hyacinthus 0.09, Hypericum pulchrum 0.08, Brachypodium sylvaticum 0.08, Galium odoratum 0.08, Carex pilulifera 0.08, Galium saxatile 0.08, Veronica officinalis 0.08, Acer pseudoplatanus 0.08, Milium effusum 0.08, Luzula forsteri 0.08, Sorbus aria 0.08, Calluna vulgaris 0.08, Lysimachia nemorum 0.08, Quercus petraea 0.07, Gymnocarpium dryopteris 0.07, Sanicula europaea 0.07, Lilium martagon 0.07, Anthoxanthum odoratum 0.07, Ajuga reptans 0.07, Taxus baccata 0.06, Scrophularia alpestris 0.06, Fragaria vesca 0.06, Brachypodium pinnatum 0.06, Rubus ulmifolius 0.06, Daboecia cantabrica 0.06, Arum maculatum 0.06, Geranium robertianum 0.06, Melampyrum pratense 0.06, Hyacinthoides non-scripta 0.06, Veronica chamaedrys 0.06, Conopodium majus aggr. 0.05, Festuca heterophylla 0.05, Mercurialis perennis 0.05

Phytosociology

  • Avenello ibericae-Fagetum sylvaticae
  • Blechno spicant-Fagetum sylvaticae
  • Omphalodo nitidae-Fagetum sylvaticae
  • Saxifrago hirsutae-Fagetum sylvaticae
  • Saxifrago spathularis-Fagetum sylvaticae

Regional distribution

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.