Classification of pine (Pinus brutia var. pityusa) forests of Colchis
Journal: Vegetation of Russia
Year: 2024

The classification of pine (Pinus brutia var. pityusa) forests of the Colchis (Western Caucasus) is based on quantitative analysis (Ward’s method, Euclidian distance) of 22 relevés and comparative syntaxonomic analysis. Two associations — Seselo rupicolae–Pinetum brutiae Ermakov et Leiba ass. nov. and Vinco majoris–Pinetum brutiae Ermakov et Leiba ass. nov., and non-rank community Crataegus microphylla–Pinus brutia var. pityusa were described. The ass. Seselo rupicolae–Pinetum brutiae represents