- Maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
- List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
- British National Vegetation Classification
- Shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
- Salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
- British NVC community MC3
- Vegetation of open habitats in the British National Vegetation Classification system
- British NVC community MC4
- British NVC community MC12
- British NVC community MC5
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This article gives an overview of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
Introduction
The maritime cliff communities of the NVC were described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities, first published in 2000, along with the other maritime communities (those of shingle strand-line and sand-dunes and saltmarshes) and vegetation of open habitats.
In total, 12 maritime cliff communities have been identified.
The maritime cliff communities consist of three subgroups:
five maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities (MC1, MC2, MC3, MC4 and MC5)
five maritime grassland communities of sea-cliffs (MC8, MC9, MC10, MC11 and MC12)
two communities associated with sea-bird cliffs (MC6 and MC7)
List of maritime cliff communities
The following is a list of the communities that make up this category:
MC1 Crithmum maritimum - Spergularia rupicola maritime rock-crevice community Crithmo-Spergularietum rupicolae Géhu 1964
MC2 Armeria maritima - Ligusticum scoticum maritime rock-crevice community
MC3 Rhodiola rosea - Armeria maritima maritime cliff-ledge community
MC4 Brassica oleracea maritime cliff-ledge community
MC5 Armeria maritima - Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community
MC6 Atriplex prostrata - Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima sea-bird cliff community Atriplici-Betetum maritimae J.-M. & J. Géhu 1969
MC7 Stellaria media - Rumex acetosa sea-bird cliff community
MC8 Festuca rubra - Armeria maritima maritime grassland
MC9 Festuca rubra - Holcus lanatus maritime grassland
MC10 Festuca rubra - Plantago spp. maritime grassland
MC11 Festuca rubra - Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland
MC12 Festuca rubra - Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community