and some others. These high forests (38%), located in
the southern part of Cansiglio, are treated by the shelterwood
system, usually carried out over large areas.
• Highmountain Beechwood: this forest type is
greatly influenced by prolonged snowfalls. The floristic
composition is characterised by Rhododendron hirsutum
L., R. ferrugineum L., Vaccinium myrtillus L.,
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh., Saxifraga rotundifolia
L., Adenostyles alliariae (Gouan) Kerner, Luzula sylvatica
(Hudson) Gaudin, Homogyne alpina (L.) Cass.
and Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth. Their extension is
quite limited (it can be found, e.g., in the Millifret Reserve).
Here, beech grows in severe climatic conditions
and in locations difficult to reach, so that these
stands have little economic interest and are rarely
felled