British NVC community MG3
- British NVC community MG3
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British NVC community MG3 ("Anthoxanthum odoratum - Geranium sylvaticum" grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.
This community is a localised community of northern England. There are three subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
* Common Bent ("Agrostris capillaris")
* The lady's-mantle ("Alchemilla glabra")
* Sweet Vernal-grass ("Anthoxanthum odoratum")
* Common Mouse-ear ("Cerastium fontanum")
* Pignut ("Conopodium majus")
* Cock's-foot ("Dactylis glomerata")
* Red Fescue ("Festuca rubra")
* Wood Crane's-bill ("Geranium sylvaticum")
* Yorkshire-fog ("Holcus lanatus")
* Ribwort Plantain ("Plantago lanceolata")
* Rough Meadow-grass ("Poa trivialis")
* Meadow Buttercup ("Ranunculus acris")
* Common Sorrel ("Rumex acetosa")
* Great Burnet ("Sanguisorba officinalis")
* White Clover ("Trifolium repens")
Five rare species of lady's-mantle "Alchemilla" are associated with this community: "A. acutiloba", "A. glomerulans", "A. monticola", "A. subcrenata" and "A. wichurae".
Distribution
This community, although widespread in the past, is now almost confined to as few upland valleys in County Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.
ubcommunities
There are three subcommunities:
* the "Bromus hordaceus" ssp. "hordaceus" subcommunity
* the "Briza media" subcommunity
* the "Arrhenatherum elatius" subcommunity
References
* Rodwell, J. S. (1992) "British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities" ISBN 0-521-39166-0 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62719-2 (paperback)
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