Northern Italic [Quercus pubescens] woods
Common name:
Northern Italic [Quercus pubescens] woods
Habitat code:
G1.731
Description:
Forests of [Quercus pubescens ssp. pubescens], [Fraxinus ornus], [Ostrya carpinifolia], [Carpinus betulus], and, locally, [Carpinus orientalis], occupying the lower supra-Mediterranean (100-500 metres) level of the central and northern Apennines, the Ligurian ranges and the Alpine foothills of Italy, with local impoverished irradiations to the upper supra-Mediterranean level on calcareous soils.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Carpinus betulus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Carpinus orientalis Miller, 1768 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Ostrya carpinifolia Scop., 1772 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Quercus pubescens Willd., 1805 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Quercus pubescens ssp. pubescens Willd. | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Fraxinus ornus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |