V39X Mesic to moist disturbed sites, with tall-herb perennial vegetation

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Description

Tall-herb perennial vegetation of mesic to moist disturbed sites.

Protection

This habitat is not protected under the EU Habitat Directive.

Floristic Composition

Frequent species

Urtica dioica 94%, Galium aparine aggr. 76%, Sambucus ebulus 72%, Rubus ulmifolius 46%, Dactylis glomerata 44%, Conium maculatum 43%, Bromus sterilis 41%, Malva sylvestris 35%, Cirsium vulgare 34%, Arctium minus 33%, Calystegia sepium 28%, Geranium dissectum 27%, Sonchus oleraceus 26%, Rumex crispus 25%, Lapsana communis 23%, Holcus lanatus 23%, Poa trivialis 20%, Geranium pyrenaicum 19%, Dipsacus fullonum 19%, Bromus diandrus 19%, Hordeum murinum 19%, Rumex obtusifolius 19%, Ballota nigra 17%, Verbena officinalis 17%, Cirsium arvense 15%, Torilis arvensis aggr. 14%, Pentaglottis sempervirens 13%, Mentha suaveolens 13%, Convolvulus arvensis 13%, Poa pratensis 12%, Ranunculus acris 11%, Lactuca virosa 11%, Rumex conglomeratus 10%, Lamium maculatum 10%, Origanum vulgare 10%, Jacobaea vulgaris 10%, Sinapis arvensis 9%, Alliaria petiolata 9%, Pteridium aquilinum 9%, Trifolium pratense 8%, Capsella bursa-pastoris aggr. 8%, Foeniculum vulgare 8%, Sisymbrium officinale 8%, Plantago lanceolata 8%, Stellaria holostea 8%, Bryonia dioica 8%, Achillea millefolium 8%, Lolium multiflorum 8%, Chaerophyllum hirsutum 7%, Picris hieracioides 7%, Elytrigia repens 7%, Tordylium maximum 7%, Echium vulgare 7%, Sonchus asper 7%, Trifolium repens aggr. 7%, Artemisia vulgaris 6%, Carduus tenuiflorus 6%, Crepis capillaris 6%, Geum urbanum 6%, Geranium robertianum 6%, Daucus carota 6%, Papaver rhoeas 6%, Pastinaca sativa 6%, Chaerophyllum aureum 6%, Schedonorus arundinaceus 6%, Veronica chamaedrys 6%, Potentilla reptans 6%, Arrhenatherum elatius 6%, Bromus hordeaceus aggr. 6%, Poa annua 6%, Marrubium vulgare 6%, Brachypodium pinnatum 6%, Heracleum sphondylium 6%, Rumex pulcher 6%, Avena barbata 6%, Clematis vitalba 6%, Vicia sativa aggr. 6%

Phytosociology

  • Galio aparines-Conietum maculati
  • Urtico dioicae-Sambucetum ebuli

Relations with other habitat types

Occupying warmer situations than the rest of V39, these pretty tall communities replace V38W after a long enough period with no disturbances. Once the exogenous abundance of nutrients is sequestered in biomass, unless their input persists, the seedlings of non-nitrophilous plants become more competitive and the succession towards zonal mesic vegetation can proceed, R55Z acting as a bridge community, and Sambucus nigra as the subnitrophilous woody species transitional towards S35.

Regional distribution

Known occurrences and potential area of occupancy of the habitat type in the study region.