A vasi Rába-völgy fehérnyár-ligetei (Senecioni sarracenici-Populetum albae Kevey in Borhidi & Kevey 1996)

Abstract

In this paper are summarized the phytosociological characteristics of the white poplar dominated riparian forests (Senecioni sarracenici-Populetum albae) along the rába river in western Hungary. This community grows typically on alluvial soils developed over fluvial sand in the more elevated parts of the lower floodplain. Its species composition is clearly differ-ent from that of the oak-ash-elm forests growing in the higher floodplain, particularly in the higher proportion of Salicetea species, and the lower proportion of Fagetalia species. stands of this community host some local and regional rarities, such as Leucojum vernum, Galanthus nivalis, Omphalodes scorpi-oides, Peltaria alliacea, Scilla drunensis,Stellaria alsine. The community is classified in the „Populenion nigro-albae Kevey2008” suballiance.