British NVC community W11
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NVC community W11 (Quercus petraea - Betula pubescens - Oxalis acetosella woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.
This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain. There are four subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Silver Birch (Betula pendula) / Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
- Common Bent (Agrostis capillaris)
- Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
- Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa)
- Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile)
- Creeping Soft-grass (Holcus mollis)
- Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- Tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
- Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
- Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)
- Glittering Wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens)
- Neat Feather-moss (Pseudoscleropodium purum)
- Springy Turf-moss (Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus)
- Common Tamarisk-moss (Thuidium tamariscinum)
No rare species are also associated with the community.
[edit] Distribution
This community is widespread throughout upland areas in northern and western Britain, where is replaces community W10. It is particularly well-represented in Scotland, north Wales, and northwest England. It is also present in the Southwest Peninsula.
[edit] Subcommunities
There are four subcommunities:
- the Dryopteris dilatata subcommunity
- the Blechnum spicant subcommunity
- the Anemone nemorosa subcommunity
- the Stellaria holostea - Hypericum pulchrum subcommunity
[edit] 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)
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