Forest

Atlas Information and Data

How to cite

 When using these data, please cite the relevant data sources:

Atlas chapters (example for Abies alba)

Mauri, A., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., 2016. Abies alba in Europe: distribution, habitat, usage and threats. In: San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., Mauri, A. (Eds.), European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, pp. e01493b+.

Relative Probability of Presence and Maximum Habitat Suitability maps

de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., 2016. The European Atlas of Forest Tree Species: modelling, data and information on forest tree species. In: San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., Mauri, A. (Eds.), European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, pp. e01aa69+. https://w3id.org/mtv/FISE-Comm/v01/e01aa69

Chorological maps

Caudullo, G., Welk, E., San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., 2017. Chorological maps for the main European woody species. Data in Brief 12, 662-666. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.05.007

Forest tree taxa: meta-information and data

 See also the technical report Tree species distribution data and maps for Europe.

RPP: Relative Probability of Presence

MHS: Maximum Habitat Suitability

CHO: Chorological maps

Botanical name Common name PDF RPP MHS CHO
Abies alba Silver fir - -
Abies spp. Circum-Mediterranean firs -    
└─ Abies borisii-regis Bulgarian fir      
└─ Abies cephalonica Greek fir      
└─ Abies cilicica Cilician fir      
└─ Abies nebrodensis Sicilian fir      
└─ Abies nordmanniana Nordmann fir      
└─ Abies numidica Algerian fir      
└─ Abies pinsapo Spanish fir      
Acer campestre Field maple - -
Acer heldreichii Balkan maple      
Acer monspessulanum Montpellier maple      
Acer platanoides Norway maple   -
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore maple - -
Aesculus hippocastanum European horse-chestnut    
Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven      
Alnus cordata Italian alder    
Alnus glutinosa Common alder - -
Alnus incana Grey alder - -
Alnus viridis Green alder    
Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree      
Betula spp. Birches - -  
└─ Betula pendula Silver birch      
└─ Betula pubescens Downy birch      
Buxus sempervirens European box      
Buxus balearica Balearic box      
Carpinus betulus Common hornbeam - -
Carpinus orientalis Oriental hornbeam    
Castanea sativa Sweet chestnut - -
Cedrus atlantica Atlas cedar      
Cedrus libani Lebanon cedar      
Celtis australis Nettle tree    
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson cypress      
Chamaerops umilis European fan palm      
Cornus mas Cornelian cherry    
Cornus sanguinea Common dogwood    
Corylus avellana Common hazel - -
Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean cypress    
Cupressus dupreziana Saharan cypress      
Eucalyptus globulus Tasmanian blue gum      
Euonymus europaeus Spindle tree    
Fagus sylvatica European beech - -
Frangula alnus Alder buckthorn    
Fraxinus angustifolia Narrow-leaved ash    
Fraxinus excelsior Common ash - -
Fraxinus ornus Manna ash - -
Ilex aquifolium European holly    
Juglans regia Common walnut      
Juniperus communis Common juniper    
Juniperus excelsa Greek juniper      
Juniperus foetidissima Foetid juniper      
Juniperus oxycedrus Prickly juniper    
Juniperus phoenicea Phoenician juniper    
Juniperus thurifera Spanish juniper    
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental sweetgum      
Larix decidua European larch - -
Olea europaea Olive    
Ostrya carpinifolia European hop-hornbeam   -
Phoenix theophrasti Cretan date palm      
Picea abies Norway spruce -  
Picea omorika Serbian spruce    
Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce -    
Pinus cembra Arolla pine -  
Pinus halepensis and P. brutia Aleppo and Turkish pine      
└─ Pinus halepensis Aleppo pine   - -
└─ Pinus brutia Turkish pine      
Pinus heldreichii Bosnian pine      
Pinus mugo Dwarf mountain pine -  
Pinus nigra Black pine -  
Pinus peuce Macedonian pine      
Pinus pinaster Maritime pine -  
Pinus pinea Stone pine -  
Pinus sylvestris Scots pine - -
Pistacia atlantica Atlas pistachio      
Pistacia lentiscus Lentisk      
Pistacia terebinthus Terebinth      
Platanus orientalis Oriental plane      
Populus alba White poplar    
Populus nigra Black poplar -  
Populus tremula Eurasian aspen - -
Prunus avium Wild cherry - -
Prunus cerasifera Cherry plum      
Prunus mahaleb Mahaleb cherry    
Prunus padus Bird cherry    
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn    
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir -    
Quercus canariensis Algerian oak      
Quercus cerris Turkey oak - -
Quercus coccifera Kermes oak      
Quercus faginea Portuguese oak      
Quercus frainetto Hungarian oak -  
Quercus ilex Holm oak -  
Quercus ithaburensis Mt. Tabor oak      
Quercus palustris Pin oak      
Quercus pubescens Downy oak - -
Quercus pyrenaica Pyrenean oak -  
Quercus robur and Q. petraea Pedunculate and sessile oak      
└─ Quercus robur Pedunculate oak   - -
└─ Quercus petraea Sessile oak   -  
Quercus suber Cork oak -  
Quercus trojana Macedonian oak      
Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust - -  
Salix alba White willow    
Salix caprea Goat willow - -
Sambucus nigra Black elderberry    
Sorbus aria Common whitebeam   -
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan - -
Sorbus domestica Service tree    
Sorbus torminalis Wild service tree   -
Tamarix spp. Tamarisks      
Taxus baccata European yew    
Tetraclinis articulata Barbary thuja      
Tilia spp. Limes -    
└─ Tilia cordata Small-leaved lime      
└─ Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved lime      
└─ Tilia tomentosa Silver lime      
Ulmus spp. Elms      
└─ Ulmus glabra Wych elm      
└─ Ulmus laevis European white elm      
└─ Ulmus minor Field elm