British NVC community OV20
- British NVC community OV20
British NVC community OV20 ("Poa annua" - "Sagina procumbens" community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
This community is widely distributed throughout Britain. There are two subcommunities.
Community composition
Two constant species are found in this community, Annual Meadow-grass ("Poa annua") and Procumbent Pearlwort ("Sagina procumbens"). No rare species are associated with the community.
Distribution
This community is widely distributed in lowland areas of Britain, and upland fringes.
ubcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
* the so-called typical subcommunity
* the "Lolium perenne - Chamomilla suaveolens" subcommunity
References
* Rodwell, J. S. (2000) "British Plant Communities Volume 5 - Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats" ISBN 0-521-39167-9 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-64476-3 (paperback)
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