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Concept: British [Fraxinus] - [Acer campestre] - [Mercurialis perennis] forests in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/G1.A22
Preferred label British [Fraxinus] - [Acer campestre] - [Mercurialis perennis] forests
Definition Forests and woodland of [Fraxinus excelsior], with [Quercus robur] (in the southwest), or [Quercus petraea], [Acer pseudoplatanus], [Ulmus glabra] (in the northwest), with an understorey dominated by [Corylus avellana], frequently accompanied by [Crataegus monogyna], [Crataegus laevigata], [Acer campestre], [Sambucus nigra], characteristic of often calcareous base-rich soils in relatively warm and dry lowlands of southern Britain, distributed mostly in southern and central England, eastern Wales, southern and eastern Scotland. The field layer comprises [Mercurialis perennis], [Hyacinthoides non-scripta], [Circaea lutetiana], [Geum urbanum], [Arum maculatum], [Viola riviniana], [Viola reichenbachiana], [Sanicula europaea], [Lamium galeobdolon], [Carex sylvatica]; [Primula vulgaris] and [Glechoma hederacea], [Anemone nemorosa], [Deschampsia cespitosa], [Hedera helix], [Geranium robertianum], [Allium ursinum], [Teucrium scorodonia] characterize geographical and edaphic subtypes. In humid northern and western Britain, outside of the range of [Fagus sylvatica] and [Carpinus betulus], the separation between this unit and the ravine forests of unit 41.41, developed on unstable screes and colluvions, is poorly marked.
Notation G1.A22
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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