Grecian fir forests

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Common name:

Grecian fir forests

Habitat code:

G3.181

Description:

Endemic [Abies cephalonica] or mixed [Abies cephalonica] and [Abies borisii-regis] forests of the Peloponnese, Cephalonia, Parnassos, the southern Pindus, north to Panetolikon, Timfristos, Vardousia, Iti, Kallidromon and Othris, well outside of the range of beeches, [Fagus spp].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Βλάχος Α., 2006 Σχοινάς Γ.Χ., 2007 Kωσταντινίδης Θ., 1997 Δημόπουλος Π., 1993 Κ.Γ. Καρέτσος, 2002 Μαρούλης Γ., 2003 Δημητρέλλος Γ.Ν., 2005 Κουτσοθεοδωρής Λ., 2008

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Agaricus silvaticus Schaeff., 1833
Amanita caesaria Scopoli, 1772
Macrolepiota prominens (Sacc.) M.M. Moser, 1967
Asparagus acutifolius Linnaeus, 1753
Phillyrea latifolia Linnaeus, 1753
Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton, 1789
Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill., 1807
Prunus cocomilia Ten., 1811
Ruscus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1753
Fraxinus ornus Linnaeus, 1753
Arbutus andrachne Linnaeus, 1753
Arbutus unedo Linnaeus, 1753
Luzula nodulosa E.Mey., 1849
Juniperus drupacea Labill., 1791
Quercus ilex Linnaeus, 1753
Quercus coccifera Linnaeus, 1753
Juniperus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753
Crataegus heldreichii Boiss., 1856
Juniperus oxycedrus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753
Adonis cyllenea Boiss., Heldr. & Orph., 1856
Cotinus coggygria Scop., 1772
Cercis siliquastrum Linnaeus, 1753
Erica arborea Linnaeus, 1753
Cistus salvifolius Linnaeus, 1753
Crataegus pycnoloba Boiss. & Heldr., 1856
Brachypodium pinnatum (Linnaeus, 1753) Beauv., 1812
Teucrium flavum Linnaeus, 1753
Hypericum empetrifolium Willd., 1802
Medicago minima (Linnaeus, 1753) Bartal., 1776
Medicago lupulina Linnaeus, 1753
Viola oligyrtia Tiniakou, 1991
Scutellaria rupestris ssp. cephalonica (Bornm.) Greuter & Burdet, 1984
Origanum x lirium Heldr. ex Halácsy, 1899
Fritillaria euboeica Rix, 1975
Paeonia parnassica Tzanoud., 1977
Campanula garganica ssp. cephallenica (Feer) Hayek, 1930
Biebersteinia orphanidis Boiss., 1854
Abies borisii-regis Mattf., 1925	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Abies cephalonica Loudon, 1838	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata Briq., 1913
Thlaspi perfoliatum Linnaeus, 1753
Calamintha grandiflora (Linnaeus, 1753) Moench, 1794
Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce, 1906
Lamium bifidum Cirillo, 1788
Mycelis muralis (Linnaeus, 1753) Dumort., 1827
Clinopodium vulgare Linnaeus, 1753
Poa nemoralis Linnaeus, 1753
Stipa bromoides (Linnaeus, 1753) Dorfler, 1897
Melittis melissophyllum Linnaeus, 1753
Rosa canina Linnaeus, 1753
Crataegus monogyna Jacq., 1775
Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC., 1806
Helleborus odorus cyclophyllus (Braun, 1861) Strid, 2002
Viola alba ssp. dehnhardtii (Ten.) W.Becker, 1902
Brachypodium retusum (Pers.) Beauv., 1812
Rubia peregrina Linnaeus, 1753
Carex flacca Schreb., 1771
Spartium junceum Linnaeus, 1753
Scilla nivalis Boiss., 1844
Silene sedoides Poir., 1789
Pinus halepensis Miller, 1768
Cerastium brachypetalum Pers., 1805
Thalictrum minus ssp. olympicum Boiss. & Heldr, 1854
Scilla bifolia Linnaeus, 1753
Geum urbanum Linnaeus, 1753
Astragalus depressus Linnaeus, 1756
Verbascum graecum Pall. ex M.Bieb., 1808
Sedum urvillei DC., 1828
Euphorbia myrsinites Linnaeus, 1753
Berberis cretica Linnaeus, 1753
Silene conica Linnaeus, 1753
Daphne oleoides Schreber, 1766
Festuca jeanpertii (St.-Yves) Markgr., 1932
Lamium garganicum ssp. striatum (Sm.) Hayek, 1929
Saxifraga chrysospleniifolia Boiss, 1843
Scabiosa webbiana D.Don, 1823
Acinos alpinus (Linnaeus, 1753) Moench, 1794
Myosotis sylvatica Ehrh. ex Hoffmann, 1791
Campanula spatulata Sibth. & Sm., 1806
Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold, 1785
Chamaecytisus hirsutus (Linnaeus, 1753) Link, 1831
Cynosurus echinatus Linnaeus, 1753
Galium aparine Linnaeus, 1753
Arrhenatherum elatius (Linnaeus, 1753) Beauv. ex J.& K. Presl, 1819
Dactylis glomerata Linnaeus, 1753
Galium rotundifolium Linnaeus, 1753
Lapsana communis Linnaeus, 1753
Sanicula europaea Linnaeus, 1753
Pteridium aquilinum (Linnaeus, 1753) Kuhn, 1879
Teucrium chamaedrys Linnaeus, 1753
Cistus incanus creticus (Linnaeus, 1753) Heywood, 1968
Quercus frainetto Ten., 1813
Thymus longicaulis C.Presl, 1826
Anthyllis vulneraria Linnaeus, 1753
Dianthus pinifolius Sm., 1809
Hedera helix Linnaeus, 1753
Geranium robertianum Linnaeus, 1753
Geranium lucidum Linnaeus, 1753
Melica uniflora Retz., 1781
Lilium chalcedonicum Linnaeus, 1753
Ribes uva-crispa Linnaeus, 1753
Corydalis solida (L.) Clairv., 1811
Galanthus nivalis ssp. reginae-olgae (Orph.) Gottl.-Tann., 1904
Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All., 1785
Veronica hederifolia L.
Ostrya carpinifolia Scop., 1772
Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson, 1762) Beauv., 1812
Lonicera etrusca Santi, 1795
Taxus baccata Linnaeus, 1753
Platanus orientalis Linnaeus, 1753
Helleborus cyclophyllus Boiss., 1867
Doronicum orientale Hoffmann, 1808
Carex distachya Desf., 1799
Quercus pubescens Willd., 1805
Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp., 1825
Potentilla micrantha Ramond ex DC., 1805
Aremonia agrimonoides (Linnaeus, 1753) DC., 1825
Cephalanthera rubra (Linnaeus, 1753) Richard, 1817
Phlomis samia Linnaeus, 1753
Anemone blanda Schott & Kotschy, 1854
Veronica chamaedrys Linnaeus, 1753
Helictotrichon convolutum heldreichii (Parl.) C.Gervais, 1973
Crepis fraasii Sch.Bip., 1842
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Grecian fir forests

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010054	GR2420002	OROS DIRFYS: DASOS STENIS - DELFI
A00010055	GR2320005	ORI BARBAS KAI KLOKOS, FARANGI SELINOUNTA
A00060049	GR2530005	ORI GERANEIA
A00060092	GR2520006	OROS PARNONAS (KAI PERIOCHI MALEVIS)
A00010062	GR2540001	ORI GIDOVOUNI, CHIONOVOUNI, GAIDOUROVOUNI, KORAKIA, KALOGEROVOUNI, KOULOCHERA KAI PERIOCHI MONEMBASIAS
A00010052	GR2450005	NOTIOANATOLIKOS PARNASSOS - ETHNIKOS DRIMOS PARNASSOU - DASOS TITHOREAS
A00030004	GR2430001	OROS VELOUCHI (TYMFRISTOS)
A00060076	GR2320007	OROS PANACHAIKO
A00010223	GR2550006	OROS ΤAYGETOS
A00020015	GR2440004	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS OITI
A00030037	GR2320002	OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS
A00010218	GR2420003	OROS KANDILI - KOILADA PROKOPIOU - DELTA KIREA
A00060080	GR2520001	OROS MAINALO
A00020040	GR2220002	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS AINOY
A00040051	GR2530004	OROS OLIGYRTOS
GR2320003	GR2320003	Faraggi Vouraikou
GR2520005	GR2520005	Moni Elonis kai charadra Leonidiou
GR2450001	GR2450001	Vardousia ori
GR2450002	GR2450002	OROS GIONA
GR2440006	GR2440006	OROS KALLIDROMO
GR2320008	GR2320008	Oros Erimanthos
GR2320004	GR2320004	Aisthitiko dasos Kalavriton
GR3000001	GR3000001	Oros Parnitha kai Ethnikos Drimos Parnithas
GR2530001	GR2530001	Korifes orous Killini (Ziria) kai charadra Flampouritsa
GR2310011	GR2310011	Akarnanika ori kai oros Tserekas