Helleno-Balkanic [Castanea sativa] forests

Common name:
Helleno-Balkanic chestnut forests
Habitat code:
G1.7D1
Description:

[Castanea sativa]-dominated forests and naturalised plantations of the Quercion frainetto zone of the Balkan peninsula, of northern Greece, including the Chalkidike peninsula, with irradiations in the [Ostryo-Carpinion orientalis aegeicum] zone. They appear to represent the main area of indigenousness of the species.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Cantharellus cibarius Fr., 1821
Boletus edulis Bull., 1782
Macrolepiota procera (Scop.: Fr.) Singer., 1946
Amanita caesaria Scopoli, 1772
Festuca heterophylla Lam., 1779
Mycelis muralis (Linnaeus, 1753) Dumort., 1827
Fragaria vesca Linnaeus, 1753
Poa nemoralis Linnaeus, 1753
Clematis vitalba Linnaeus, 1753
Melica uniflora Retz., 1781
Juniperus oxycedrus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753
Hedera helix Linnaeus, 1753
Carpinus orientalis Miller, 1768
Ostrya carpinifolia Scop., 1772
Cornus mas Linnaeus, 1753
Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus, 1753
Acer pseudoplatanus Linnaeus, 1753
Sorbus torminalis (Linnaeus, 1753) Crantz, 1763
Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., 1784
Fagus sylvatica Linnaeus, 1753
Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp., 1825
Fraxinus ornus Linnaeus, 1753
Potentilla micrantha Ramond ex DC., 1805
Doronicum orientale Hoffmann, 1808
Solidago virgaurea Linnaeus, 1753
Lathyrus laxiflorus (Desf., 1808) Kuntze, 1887
Ulmus glabra Huds., 1762
Acer platanoides Linnaeus, 1753
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758
Acer campestre Linnaeus, 1753
Euphorbia amygdaloides Linnaeus, 1753
Acer monspessulanum Linnaeus, 1753
Tamus communis Linnaeus, 1753
Physospermum cornubiense (L.) DC., 1830
Rosa arvensis Huds., 1762
Rosa canina Linnaeus, 1753
Hieracium murorum Linnaeus, 1753
Veronica chamaedrys Linnaeus, 1753
Viola alba ssp. dehnhardtii (Ten.) W.Becker, 1902
Dactylis glomerata Linnaeus, 1753
Rubus canescens DC., 1813
Clinopodium vulgare Linnaeus, 1753
Anthemis tinctoria Linnaeus, 1753
Aristolochia rotunda Linnaeus, 1753
Pteridium aquilinum (Linnaeus, 1753) Kuhn, 1879
Digitalis grandiflora Miller, 1768
Poa bulbosa Linnaeus, 1753
Silene vulgaris (Moench, 1794) Garcke, 1869
Carex flacca Schreb., 1771
Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson, 1762) Beauv., 1812
Campanula trachelium Linnaeus, 1753
Hieracium pavichii Heuffel, 1853
Lathyrus venetus (Miller) Wohlf., 1892
Corylus avellana Linnaeus, 1753
Tilia tomentosa Moench, 1785
Morchella esculenta (Linnaeus) Pers., 1801
Boletus aereus Bull., 1789
Morchella conica Pers., 1818
Castanea sativa Mill., 1768 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Abies borisii-regis Mattf., 1925
Abies cephalonica Loudon, 1838
Medicago minima (Linnaeus, 1753) Bartal., 1776
Medicago lupulina Linnaeus, 1753
Galanthus nivalis Linnaeus, 1735
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00040015 GR1240001 KORYFES OROUS VORAS
A00030004 GR2430001 OROS VELOUCHI (TYMFRISTOS)
GR1270005 GR1270005 Stratoniko oros
GR1240003 GR1240003 OROS PAIKO