Les forêts de frêne oxyphylle (Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl) de Corse / Narrow-leaved Ash forests of Corsica

Abstract

In this phytosociological survey, we tackle the place of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. We found these plant communities in the Plaine orientale region, at the mesomediterranean level on the alluviums of the flood plains. We discern two phytosociological plant associations, the Rubio peregrinae-Fraxinetum oxycarpae (Biondi & Allegrezza 2004) and the Carici remotae-Fraxinetum oxycarpae (Pedrotti 1970 corr. Pedrotti 1992) and describe their variations in the corsican context. Lastly, we discuss the biogeographical, patrimonial and conservation aspects of these plant communities.