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Concept: West European tall herb ash-alder woods in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/G1.2132 |
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| Preferred label | West European tall herb ash-alder woods |
| Definition | [Alnus glutinosa] or [Fraxinus excelsior]-[Alnus glutinosa]-[Ulmus] riparian woods on eutrophic, moist soils of alluvial terraces, levees and floodplains of the lower courses of rivers of Atlantic and sub-Atlantic regions of the British Isles and the western seaboard of the European mainland, with [Salix cinerea] and [Urtica dioica], often rich in tall herbs, in particular [Cirsium oleraceum], [Eupatorium cannabinum], [Epilobium hirsutum], [Dipsacus pilosus], [Symphytum officinale], [Aconitum napellus] and creepers [Humulus lupulus], [Solanum dulcamara], [Calystegia sepium]; [Ribes rubrum], [Iris pseudacorus], [Equisetum telmateia], [Equisetum fluviatile] are locally characteristic; tall sedges, in particular [Carex acutiformis] and [Carex paniculata] dominate some of the wettest communities. Typical sub-communities of British [Alnus glutinosa-Urtica dioica] woodland are included, as are drier [Sambucus nigra] sub-communities in situations where they are adjacent. Formations of this unit are now rare, having for the most part been replaced by poplar plantations. |
| Notation | G1.2132 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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