British NVC community MG2

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

v · Mesotrophic grasslands in the British National Vegetation Classification system
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