- British NVC community U6
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NVC community U6 ("Juncus squarrosus - Festuca ovina" grassland) is one of the calcifugous grassland communities in the
British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a comparatively localised community. There are four subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
*Sheep's Fescue ("Festuca ovina")
*Heath Rush ("Juncus squarrosus")
*Common Haircap "Polytrichum commune"
*Bifid Crestwort "Lophocolea bidentata" sensu latoOne rare species is associated with the community,
Greater Pawwort , "Barbilophozia lycopodioides".Distribution
This community is found locally in the uplands of
Wales , northernEngland andScotland .ubcommunities
There are four subcommunities:
* the "Sphagnum spp." subcommunity
* the "Carex nigra - Calypogeia trichomanis" subcommunity
* the "Vaccinium myrtillus" subcommunity
* the "Agrostis capillaris - Luzula multiflora" subcommunityReferences
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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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