| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/G1.21211 |
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| Preferred label | Stitchwort ash-alder woods |
| Definition | Alder or ash-alder galleries of the banks of fast-flowing nonalpine rivers and large brooks of western, central and northwestern Europe. They are usually codominated by [Alnus glutinosa], [Fraxinus excelsior] and [Acer pseudoplatanus], accompanied by [Acer platanoides], [Ulmus glabra], [Ulmus laevis]. [Prunus padus] is frequent in the undergrowth, shrubs include [Ribes rubrum], [Ribes uva-crispa], [Corylus avellana]; the herb layer comprises [Stellaria nemorum], [Impatiens noli-tangere], [Aconitum vulparia], [Allium ursinum], [Geum rivale], [Athyrium filix-femina], [Dryopteris carthusiana], [Matteuccia struthiopteris], [Ranunculus platanifolius], [Urtica dioica], [Ranunculus ficaria], [Primula elatior], [Lamium galeobdolon] or [Filipendula ulmaria], [Luzula sylvatica]. The gallery may be enclosed within other forests or reduced to a thin line of alders along rivers traversing pastureland. |
| Notation | G1.21211 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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