Habitat-preference of Daphne laureola L. (Thymelaeaceae) at its north-eastern range margin
Journal: Botanikai Közlemények
Year: 2025

Spurge-laurel (Daphne laureola L.) reaches the north-eastern limit of its range in the Vértes Mountains (Central Hungary). In Europe, it inhabits various plant communities, including beech woodlands. In Hungary, its primary habitat is beech woodlands, and it is the characteristic species of the Transdanubian Mountains beech forest (Daphno laureolae–Fagetum) association. In this study, the species’ habitat preference in the Vértes Mountains was examined based on 2635 occurrences and 725 vegetatio