British NVC community OV5
British NVC community OV5 (Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.
It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Smooth hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris)
- Smooth finger-grass (Digitaria ischaemum)
- Common couch (Elytrigia repens)
- Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)
- Dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)
- Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
- Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
- Corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis)
- Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
One rare species is associated with the community:
- Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti).
[edit] Distribution
This community is confined to a single locality in Surrey.
[edit] References
Rodwell, John S (ed) (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. vol 5. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.2277/0521391679. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item5707753/?site_locale=en_GB.
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