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* [[Rodwell, J. S.]] (1992) ''[[British Plant Communities (series of books)|British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities]]'' ISBN 0-521-39166-0 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62719-2 (paperback) |
* [[Rodwell, J. S.]] (1992) ''[[British Plant Communities (series of books)|British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities]]'' ISBN 0-521-39166-0 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62719-2 (paperback) |
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Revision as of 02:20, 19 January 2008
British NVC community MG11 (Festuca rubra - Agrostis stolonifera - Potentilla anserina grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.
It is a quite localised community. There are three subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Creeping Bent (Agrostis stolonifera)
- Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
- Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
No rare species are associated with this community.
Distribution
This community is found mainly in lowland river valleys in the Midlands and South West England, with concentrations also in saltmarshes on Britain's west coast.
Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:
- the Lolium perenne subcommunity
- the Atriplex prostrata subcommunity
- the Honkenya peploides 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)