British NVC community H6

British NVC community H6

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NVC community H6 ("Erica vagans - Ulex europaeus" heath) is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.

It has a very localised distribution in southern England. There are four subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:
* Brown Bent ("Agrostis canina" ssp. "montana")
* Glaucous Sedge ("Carex flacca")
* Bell Heather ("Erica cinerea")
* Cornish Heath ("Erica vagans")
* Meadowsweet ("Filipendula ulmaria")
* Common Gorse ("Ulex europaeus")
* Western Gorse ("Ulex gallii")
* Common Dog-violet ("Viola riviniana")

A number of rare species are associated with the community: Bristle Bent ("Agrostis curtisii"), Chives ("Allium schoenoprasum"), Cornish Heath ("Erica vagans"), Dwarf Rush ("Juncus capitatus"), Spring Squill ("Scilla verna") and Twin-headed Clover ("Trifolium bocconei").

Distribution

This community is confined to The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall.

ubcommunities

There are four subcommunities:
* the so-called typical subcommunity
* the "Festuca ovina" subcommunity
* the "Agrostis curtisii" subcommunity
* the "Molinia caerulea" subcommunity

References

* Rodwell, J. S. (1991) "British Plant Communities Volume 2 - Mires and heaths" ISBN 0-521-39165-2 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62720-6 (paperback)


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