Združba navadnega gabra in dišeče lakote je večinoma drugotna gozdna združba, nastala na rastiščih podgorskih bukovih gozdov. Prevladujejo nadmorske višine od 300 do 500 metrov. Zaradi apnenčaste matične podlage je relief kraški in zmerno razgiban. Prevladujejo rjava pokarbonatna, srednje globoka do globoka tla. Podnebje je humidno celinsko z dobro namočenimi poletji in hladnimi zimami.

Diagnostična kombinacija rastlinskih vrst:
Drevesna plast: graden (Quercus petraea), navadna smreka (Picea abies), bukev (Fagus sylvatica), lipovec (Tilia cordata), navadni gaber (Carpinus betulus), maklen (Acer campestre), češnja (Prunus avium), cer (Quercus cerris).
Grmovna plast: Berberis vulgaris, Clematis vitalba, Cornus sanguinea, Corylus avellana, Crataegus monogyna, Daphne mezereum, Euonymus europaea, E. verrucosa, Fraxinus ornus, Hedera helix, Ligustum vulgare, Pyrus pyraster, Rosa arvensis, Viburnum opulus.
Zeliščna plast: Ajuga reptans, Aposeris foetida, Aremonia agrimonoides, Asarum europaeum, Athyrium filix-femina, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Campanula trachelium, Carex digitata, C. sylvatica, Cruciata glabra, Dryopteris filix-mas, Festuca heterophylla, Fragaria moschata, Galium odoratum, Galeobdolon montanum, Gentiana asclepiadea, Glechoma hederacea, Hacquetia epipactis, Lamium orvala, Luzula pilosa, Melittis melissophyllum, Mercurialis perennis, Mycelis muralis, Oxalis acetosella, Polygunatum multiflorum, Pulmonaria officinalis, Salvia glutinosa, Sanicula europaea, Stellaria holostea, S. montana, Vinca minor, Viola reichenbachiana.

Gozd navadnega gabra in dišeče lakote je večinoma drugoten gozd, nastal na opuščenih kmetijskih površinah na območju podgorskih bukovih gozdov. Le manjši del, na meji med ravninskim in gričevnatim svetom, je primaren gozd navadnega gabra.

Dobro ohranjeni gozdovi so dvoplastni: z nadstojnim gradnom in smreko ter podstojnim belim gabrom. Večina gozdov je degradiranih v panjevce, ki se izkoriščajo predvsem za kurjavo in steljo. Gospodarsko vrednost imajo le posamezna drevesa v dominantni plasti, predvsem graden in smreka.

Združbo navadnega gabra in dišeče lakote uvrščamo v zvezo Erythronio-Carpinion.

The Asperulo odoratae–Carpinetum betuli is a secondary forest association that grows on sites of submontane beech forests at an altitude of 300 to 500 meters. The limestone bedrock results in a moderately diverse karst landscape. Medium deep to deep chromic Cambisol dominates. The climate is humid continental with wet summers and cold winters.

Diagnostic combination of plant species
Tree layer: Quercus petraea, Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica, Tilia cordata, Carpinus betulus, Acer campestre, Prunus avium, Quercus cerris.
Shrub layer: Berberis vulgaris, Clematis vitalba, Cornus sanguinea, Corylus avellana, Crataegus monogyna, Daphne mezereum, Euonymus europaea, E. verrucosa, Fraxinus ornus, Hedera helix, Ligustum vulgare, Pyrus pyraster, Rosa arvensis, Viburnum opulus.
Herb layer: Ajuga reptans, Aposeris foetida, Aremonia agrimonoides, Asarum europaeum, Athyrium filix–femina, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Campanula trachelium, Carex digitata, C. sylvatica, Cruciata glabra, Dryopteris filix–mas, Festuca heterophylla, Fragaria moschata, Galium odoratum, Galeobdolon montanum, Gentiana asclepiadea, Glechoma hederacea, Hacquetia epipactis, Lamium orvala, Luzula pilosa, Melittis melissophyllum, Mercurialis perennis, Mycelis muralis, Oxalis acetosella, Polygunatum multiflorum, Pulmonaria officinalis, Salvia glutinosa, Sanicula europaea, Stellaria holostea, S. montana, Vinca minor, Viola reichenbachiana.

The forest of the Asperulo odorati–Carpinetum betuli is mainly secondary, growing on abandoned agricultural areas in the vicinity of submontane beech forests. There are primary forests of hornbeam only on a smaller area at the border between plain and hilly regions.

Well preserved forests grow in two layers, an upper tree layer with sessile oak and Norway spruce and a lower tree layer with hornbeam. Most forests have degraded into coppices that are mostly used for heating and litter. Only individual trees in the dominant layer are of economic value, in particular sessile oak and spruce.

The Asperulo odoratae–Carpinetum betuli is classified in the alliance Erythronio–Carpinion.

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