Asplenio trichomanis-Carpinetum betuliPînzaru - ass. nova (Carpinion betuliIssler 1931) in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

This article describes the phytocoenoses dominated by Carpinus betulus L. found in the cliff zone of the Republic of Moldova, which have been grouped in anew association Asplenio trichomanis-Carpinetum betuli Pînzaru ass. nova, of the al-lianceCarpinion betuli Issler 1931, orderFagetalia sylvaticae Pawlowski 1928, class QUERCO-FAGETEA Br.-Bl. et Vlieger in Vlieger 1937. The association has been described on the basis of 30 relevés prepared by the author. Characteristic species of this association: Carpinus betulus, Asplenium trichomanes, A. scolopendrium, Cystopterisfragilis, Hepatica nobilis, Scrophularia vernalis, Polypodium vulgare.