Siberian steppe [Betula] woods

Common name:
Siberian steppe birch woods
Habitat code:
G1.919
Description:

Open, often parklike, woods of [Betula pendula], [Betula platyphylla] or [Betula pubescens] s.l. of the transition zone between steppe and taiga of Siberia, east of the range of the nemoral deciduous forests of the Sarmatic region.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Betula pendula Roth, 1788 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Betula pubescens Ehrh., 1789 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising