Western [Quercus rotundifolia] woodland

Common name:
Western [Quercus rotundifolia] woodland
Habitat code:
G2.1242
Description:

Forests and woodland of [Quercus rotundifolia] occupying mostly siliceous soils of the meso- and supra-Mediterranean areas of the western Meseta and neighbouring regions under more Atlantic, though generally dry, climates. Well-preserved examples are rare, most of the remaining wooded areas being under dehesa (84.5) regime.

Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Quercus ilex ssp. rotundifolia (Lam.) Tab. Morais, 1940 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising