- British NVC community W13
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NVC community W13 ("Taxus baccata" woodland), also known as Yew woodland, is one of the woodland communities in the
British National Vegetation Classification system; it is the only Yew woodland community in the NVC.This is a very localised community. There are two subcommunities:
Community composition
Only one constant species is found in this community, Yew ("Taxus baccata").
A single rare species,
European Box ("Buxus sempervirens") is also associated with the community.Distribution
This community is almost wholly confined to chalk sites on the North and
South Downs in southernEngland .ubcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
* the "Sorbus aria" subcommunity
* the "Mercurialis perennis" subcommunityReferences
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Rodwell, J. S. (1991) "British Plant Communities Volume 1 - Woodlands and scrub" ISBN 0-521-23558-8 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62721-4 (paperback)
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