• Source: British NVC community MG2

British NVC community MG2 (Arrhenatherum elatius- Filipendula ulmaria tall-herb grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a localised community found only in northern England. There are two subcommunities.




Community composition


The following constant species are found in this community:

Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
False Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
Crosswort (Cruciata laevipes)
Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)
Broad-leaved Willowherb (Epilobium montanum)
Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Water Avens (Geum rivale)
Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
Rough Meadow-grass (Poa trivialis)
Red Campion (Silene dioica)
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
Swartz's Feather-moss (Eurhynchium swartzii)
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss (Plagiomnium undulatum)
Dented Silk-moss (Plagiothecium denticulatum)
Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato)
One rare species, Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), is associated with this community.




Distribution


This community is confined to a small number of localities in northern England - in Derbyshire, Craven and the Cheviots.




Subcommunities


There are two subcommunities:

the Filipendula ulmaria subcommunity
the Polemonium caeruleum 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)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• British NVC community MG2
• List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
• Whitton Bridge Pasture