British NVC community OV11
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British NVC community OV11 (Poa annua - Stachys arvensis community) is one of the open habitat
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system. It is one of eight arable weed and wasteland communities of fertile loams and clays.
It is a regionalised community, in which two subcommunities are recognised.
One rare species is associated with the community:
Vegetation of open habitats in the British National Vegetation Classification system
This article gives an overview of the plant communities formed by vegetation of open habitats in the British National Vegetation Classification system.-Introduction:...
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
British National Vegetation Classification
The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain....
system. It is one of eight arable weed and wasteland communities of fertile loams and clays.
It is a regionalised community, in which two subcommunities are recognised.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:- Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
- Annual meadow-grass (Poa annuaPoa annuaPoa annua, or annual meadow grass , is a widespread low-growing turfgrass in temperate climates. Though P. annua is commonly considered a solely annual plant due to its name, perennial bio-types do exist. 'Poa' is Greek for fodder. It is one of the sweetest grasses for green fodder, but less ...
) - Knotgrass (Polygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare or Common Knotgrass is a plant related to buckwheat and dock. It is also called birdweed, pigweed and lowgrass. It is an annual found in fields and wasteland, with white flowers from June to October....
) - Field woundwort (Stachys arvensisStachys arvensisStachys arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names staggerweed and field woundwort. It is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It is known on other continents as an introduced species and widespread weed.It grows in many types of habitat,...
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One rare species is associated with the community:
- Tall ramping-fumitory (Fumaria bastardiiFumaria bastardiiFumaria bastardii, commonly, tall ramping fumitory or bastard's fumitory, is a many-branched herbaceous plant native the British Isles. There are few plants that are only endemic to Britain. One of the plants on this list is possibly Fumaria bastardii or as it was later named Painter’s Fumitory...
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Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:- the Chenopodium album - Euphorbia helioscopa subcommunity
- the Cerastium fontanum - Bryum rubens subcommunity