British NVC community W1 (Salix cinerea - Galium palustre woodland)
- British NVC community W1 (Salix cinerea - Galium palustre woodland)
__NOTOC__NVC community W1 ("Salix cinerea - Galium palustre" woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".
This is a community with a widely scattered distribution in the lowlands of Britain. There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
Two constant species are found in this community, Grey Willow ("Salix cinerea") and Common Marsh-bedstraw ("Galium palustre").
One rare species, Tufted Loosestrife ("Lysimachia thyrsiflora") is also associated with the community.
Distribution
This community is widely distributed in the lowlands of Britain.
References
* Rodwell, J. S. (1991) "British Plant Communities Volume 1 - Woodlands and scrub" ISBN 0-521-23558-8 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62721-4 (paperback)
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
British NVC community W3 — NOTOC NVC community W3 ( Salix pentandra Carex rostrata woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as wet woodlands .This is a… … Wikipedia
Woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system — This article gives an overview of the woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.IntroductionThe woodland and scrub communities of the NVC were described in Volume 1 of British Plant Communities, first … Wikipedia
List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification — The following is the list of the 286 plant communities which comprise the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC). These are grouped by major habitat category, as used in the five volumes of British Plant Communities , the standard work… … Wikipedia
Lysimachia thyrsiflora — Taxobox regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Myrsinaceae genus = Lysimachia species = L. thyrsiflora binomial = Lysimachia thyrsiflora Lysimachia thyrsiflora , commonly known as Tufted… … Wikipedia
