British NVC community SD11
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NVC community SD11 (Carex arenaria - Cornicularia aculeata dune community) is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.
It is a comparatively localised community. There are two subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Sand Sedge (Carex arenaria)
- the lichen Cornicularia aculeata
The following rare species are also associated with the community:
- Purple Milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus)
- Grey Hair-grass (Corynephorus canescens)
[edit] Distribution
This community is found on the east coast, mostly on the sand-dunes of Norfolk and Suffolk, but also in Aberdeenshire and on the south coast of Kent. It is also found inland, in The Brecks on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.
[edit] Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
- the Ammophila arenaria subcommunity
- the Festuca ovina 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
