British NVC community U6
NVC community U6 (Juncus squarrosus - Festuca ovina grassland) is one of the calcifugous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a comparatively localised community. There are four subcommunities.
Community composition[edit]
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina)
- Heath Rush (Juncus squarrosus)
- Common Haircap Polytrichum commune
- Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato
One rare species is associated with the community, Greater Pawwort, Barbilophozia lycopodioides.
Distribution[edit]
This community is found locally in the uplands of Wales, northern England and Scotland.
Subcommunities[edit]
There are four subcommunities:
- the Sphagnum spp. subcommunity
- the Carex nigra - Calypogeia trichomanis subcommunity
- the Vaccinium myrtillus subcommunity
- the Agrostis capillaris - Luzula multiflora subcommunity
References[edit]
- 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)