British NVC community A9
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NVC community A9 (Potamogeton natans community) is one of the aquatic communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are three subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
One constant species is found in this community, Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans).
No rare species are associated with the community.
[edit] Distribution
This community is found widely throughout Britain.
[edit] Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:
- the so-called Species-poor subcommunity
- the Elodea canadensis subcommunity
- the Juncus bulbosus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum subcommunity
Woodlands and scrub • Mires • Heaths • Mesotrophic grasslands • Calcicolous grasslands • Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities • Aquatic communities • Swamps and tall-herb fens • Saltmarshes • Shingle, strandline and sand-dunes • Maritime cliff communities • Vegetation of open habitats
Full list of communities • Terminology • British Plant Communities • List of constant species • List of rare species
