Description of Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant [Alnus], [Betula], [Populus] or [Salix]
Identity:
Riparian woods of the boreal, boreo-nemoral, nemoral and submediterranean and steppe zones, with one or few dominant species, typically Alnus, Betula, Populus or Salix. Includes woods dominated by narrow-leaved willows Salix alba, Salix elaeagnos, Salix purpurea, Salix viminalis in all zones including the mediterranean. Excludes riverine scrub of broad-leaved willows, e.g. Salix aurita, Salix cinerea, Salix pentandra (F9.1).
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