British NVC community SD19

NVC community SD19 ("Phleum arenarium - Arenaria serpyllifolia" dune annual community) is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities assocaited with foredunes and mobile dunes.

It is a widespread coastal community. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The community has five constant species:
* Marram ("Ammophila arenaria")
* Thyme-leaved Sandwort ("Arenaria serpyllifolia")
* Sand Sedge ("Carex arenaria")
* Red Fescue ("Festuca rubra")
* Sand Cat's-tail ("Phleum arenarium")

Two rare species, Early Sand-grass ("Mibora minima") and Dune Fescue ("Vulpia membranacea"), are associated with this community.

Distribution

This community is widespread but scarce on British coastlines; it is more common in England and Wales than in Scotland, where it has to date only been found at a single site in the southwest.

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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