British NVC community MG1
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British NVC community MG1 (Arrhenatherum elatius grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a very widespread community throughout the British lowlands. There are five subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- False Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
- Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
One rare species, Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans), is associated with this community.
[edit] Distribution
This community is very widespread in lowland areas in England, Wales and southern and eastern Scotland.
[edit] Subcommunities
There are five subcommunities, and two of these have been further subdivided into a number of variants:
- the Festuca rubra subcommunity, subdivided into:
- a Centaurea scabiosa variant
- a Geranium pratense variant
- a Bromus sterilis variant
- a Myrrhis odorata variant
- an Epilobium angustifolium variant
- the Urtica dioica subcommunity, subdivided into:
- a Papaver rhoeas variant
- an Artemisia vulgaris variant
- an Epilobium hirsutum variant
- the Filipendula ulmaria subcommunity
- the Pastinaca sativa subcommunity
- the Centaurea nigra 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
