British NVC community OV22

British NVC community OV22 (Poa annua - Taraxacum officinale community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

This community occurs very widely throughout Britain.

There are three subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

• Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
• Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg.)

There are no rare species associated with the community.

Distribution

This community occurs very widely throughout Britain. It is found on disturbed loamy soils, where there is only light trampling, such as alongside tracks and paths, on roadside verges, at the base of walls, and on recently turned or neglected soil in gardens, farms and waste ground.

Subcommunities

There are three subcommunities:

• the Senecio vulgaris subcommunity
• the Cirsium vulgare - C. arvense subcommunity
• the Crepis vesicaria - Epilobium adenocaulon subcommunity

References

Rodwell, John S, ed. (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2.