British NVC community SD12
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NVC community SD12 (Carex arenaria - Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris dune grassland) 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 very localised community. There are two subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Common Bent (Agrostis capillaris)
- Marram (Ammophila arenaria)
- Sand Sedge (Carex arenaria)
- Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina)
- Smooth Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis)
The following rare species is also associated with the community:
- Purple Milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus)
[edit] Distribution
This community is found in five coastal localities - one in northeast Scotland, two in southwest Scotland, one in Cumbria and one in Wales.
[edit] Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
- the Anthoxanthaum odoratum subcommunity
- the Holcus lanatus 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
