Atlantic and medio-European forests dominated by Quercus robur or Q. petraea, on eutrophic or mesotrophic soils, with usually ample and species-rich herb and bush layers. Carpinus betulus is generally present. They occur under climates too dry or on soils too wet or too dry for beech or as a result of forestry practices favoring oaks.
Taxons (Liens actifs si espèces présentes)
41.21 - Niveau 4 : Chênaies atlantiques mixtes à Jacinthes des bois
Description
Atlantic forests of the British Isles, western Belgium and northwestern France, mostly on more or less water-retaining soils, characterized by a diverse tree layer, dominated by Quercus robur and rich in Fraxinus excelsior, and by an herb layer rich in species of the group of Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Included are British Quercus robur-Pteridium aquilinum-Rubus fruticosus woodlands.