British NVC community OV16
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British NVC community OV16 (Papaver rhoeas - Silene noctiflora community) is one of the open habitat
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system. It is one of two arable weed communities of light lime-rich soils.
This community is the British equivalent of the Papaveri-Sileneetum noctiflori syntaxon
first described by Wasscher (1941) from the Netherlands.
It is found in southern and eastern England, from Dorset
and Wiltshire
to Lincolnshire
.
There are no subcommunities.
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 two arable weed communities of light lime-rich soils.
This community is the British equivalent of the Papaveri-Sileneetum noctiflori syntaxon
Phytosociology
Phytosociology is the branch of science which deals with plant communities, their composition and development, and the relationships between the species within them. A phytosociological system is a system for classifying these communities...
first described by Wasscher (1941) from the Netherlands.
It is found in southern and eastern England, from Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
and Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
to Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:- Black-bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)
- Common couch (Elymus repensElymus repensElymus repens Gould is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, and northwest Africa...
) - Scentless mayweed (Matricaria perforataMatricaria perforataTripleurospermum inodorum is the type species of Tripleurospermum.Historically included the genus Matricaria, Tripleurospermum inodorum has been the subject of some controversy, with many revisions in recent years. The Flora Europaea uses Matricaria perforata for this species...
) - Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
- 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....
) - Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctifloraSilene noctifloraSilene noctiflora is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name night-flowering catchfly. It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. In North America, it is a common weed of grain crops in the Canadian...
) - Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
- Common field-speedwell (Veronica persicaVeronica persicaVeronica persica is a flowering plant native of Eurasia. First recorded in Britain in 1825 and now widespread in the United States, and east Asia .-General description:The seed leaves are broadly triangular cotyledons, with truncated base...
)
One rare species is associated with the community:
- Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctifloraSilene noctifloraSilene noctiflora is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name night-flowering catchfly. It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. In North America, it is a common weed of grain crops in the Canadian...
)