Northwestern Iberian xerophile beech woods

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

G1.662

Description:

[Fagus sylvatica] forests of relatively low precipitation zones of the southern ranges of the Pais Vasco and of superficially dry calcareous soils of the Cordillera Cantabrica, with [Brachypodium pinnatum ssp. rupestre], [Sesleria argentea ssp. hispanica], [Carex brevicollis], [Carex ornithopoda], [Carex sempervirens], [Carex caudata], [Cephalanthera damasonium], [Cephalanthera longifolia], [Epipactis helleborine], [Epipactis microphylla], [Neottia nidus-avis].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Fagus sylvatica Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex sempervirens Vill., 1787	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce, 1906	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Sw.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Neottia nidus-avis (Linnaeus, 1753) Richard, 1817	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Brachypodium pinnatum ssp. rupestre (Host) SchÃ¼bl. & G.Martens	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
B00010026	B00010026	RIAÃ‘O
B00010027	B00010027	FUENTES CARRIONAS-FUENTE COBRE
B00010140	B00010140	SIERRAS DE LEYRE E ILLON
B00000134	B00000134	FOZ DE IÃ‘ORBE
B00000008	B00000008	PARQUE NACIONAL DE COVADONGA
B00000517	B00000517	MAMPODRE
B00000135	B00000135	FOZ DE ARBAYUN
B00000099	B00000099	SIERRA DE CODES
B00000522	B00000522	SIERRAS DE PEÃ‘ALABRA Y DEL CORDEL