Gozd rdečega bora in okroglolistne lakote se pojavlja v severovzhodni Sloveniji. To je gričevnat svet z blago valovitim, zaobljenim reliefom. Griči dosegajo višino do 400 m, medtem ko so dolinice na nadmorski višini okrog 200 m. Borovi gozdovi se pojavljajo na grebenih, kjer so tla najbolj izprana in degradirana. V tem delu Slovenije je letna količina padavin okrog 800 mm, v skrajnem vzhodnem delu tudi 600 mm.

Diagnostična kombinacija rastlinskih vrst
Drevesna plast: rdeči bor (Pinus sylvestris), graden (Quercus petraea), bukev (Fagus sylvatica).
Grmovna plast: Betula pendula, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Frangula alnus, Juniperus communis, Populus tremula, Quercus petraea, Rubus hirtus, Viburnum opulus.
Zeliščna plast: Agrostis capillaris, Ajuga reptans, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Calluna vulgaris, Chamaecytisus supinus, Chamaespartium sagittale, Chimaphila umbellata, Danthonia decumbens, Daphne cneorum f. arbusculoides, Fragaria vesca, Galium rotundifolium, Genista tinctoria, Hieracium racemosum, H. sylvaticum, Luzula pilosa, Lycopodium clavatum, Potentilla erecta, Pyrula chlorantha, Solidago virgaurea, Vaccinium myrtillus, Veronica officinalis.
Mahovna plast: Dicranum polysetum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichum formosum.

Drevesno plast lahko delimo v dve plasti, in sicer gradi gornjo plast rdeči bor, ki zaradi degradiranih rastišč ni dobro razvit in dosega višine le do 20 m in premere okrog 20 cm. Podstojna drevesna plast je slabo razvita. Večinoma so to slabo produktivni kmečki gozdovi, v katerih steljarijo.

Združbo rdečega bora in okroglolistne lakote uvrščamo v zvezo Vaccinio-Piceion.

The Galio rotundifolii–Pinetum sylvestris occurs in northeastern Slovenia. This is a hilly area with a gently rolling flatland configuration. The hills are 400 meters high while the valleys lie at an altitude of 200 meters. Pine forests occur on mountain crests where there is Luvisol and degraded soil. In this part of Slovenia, annual precipitation is between 600 and 800 mm.

Diagnostic combination of plant species
Tree layer: Pinus sylvestris, Quercus petraea, Fagus sylvatica.
Shrub layer: Betula pendula, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Frangula alnus, Juniperus communis, Populus tremula, Quercus petraea, Rubus hirtus, Viburnum opulus.
Herb layer: Agrostis capillaris, Ajuga reptans, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Calluna vulgaris, Chamaecytisus supinus, Chamaespartium sagittale, Chimaphila umbellata, Danthonia decumbens, Daphne cneorum f. arbusculoides, Fragaria vesca, Galium rotundifolium, Genista tinctoria, Hieracium racemosum, H. sylvaticum, Luzula pilosa, Lycopodium clavatum, Potentilla erecta, Pyrula chlorantha, Solidago virgaurea, Vaccinium myrtillus, Veronica officinalis.
Moss layer: Dicranum polysetum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichum formosum.

The tree layer can be divided into two layers. The upper layer consists of Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) that is poorly developed due to the degraded sites and achieves a height of 30 meters and a diameter of 20 cm. The lower tree layer of beech is poorly developed. These are mostly less productive rural forests used for litter.

The Galio rotundifolii–Pinetum sylvestris is classified in the alliance Vaccinio–Piceion.

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