British NVC community MG9
- British NVC community MG9
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British NVC community MG9 (Holcus lanatus - Deschampsia cespitosa grasslands) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.
It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands. There are two subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
* Tufted Hair-grass ("Deschampsia cespitosa " ssp. "cespitosa")
* Yorkshire-fog ("Holcus lanatus")
No rare species are associated with this community.
Distribution
This community is widespread in lowlands throughout Britain.
ubcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
* the "Poa trivialis" 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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