British NVC community W13

British NVC community W13

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NVC community W13 ("Taxus baccata" woodland), also known as Yew woodland, is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is the only Yew woodland community in the NVC.

This is a very localised community. There are two subcommunities:

Community composition

Only one constant species is found in this community, Yew ("Taxus baccata").

A single rare species, European Box ("Buxus sempervirens") is also associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is almost wholly confined to chalk sites on the North and South Downs in southern England.

ubcommunities

There are two subcommunities:
* the "Sorbus aria" subcommunity
* the "Mercurialis perennis" subcommunity

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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