British NVC community OV2
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British NVC community OV2 (Briza minor - Silene gallica community) is one of the open habitat
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.
It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.
Three rare species are associated with the community:
, where it is most often seen in bulb fields.
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 six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.
It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:- Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
- Lesser quaking-grass (Briza minorBriza minorBriza minor is a species of grass known by the common namesLesser quaking-grass or little quakinggrass. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and it is known elsewhere, including much of North America, as an introduced species. It is an annual grass producing narrow clumps of erect stems up to...
) - Sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosellaRumex acetosellaRumex acetosella is a species of sorrel, also known as Acetosella vulgaris Fourr, bearing the common names sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed, and field sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and...
) - Small-flowered catchfly (Silene gallicaSilene gallicaSilene gallica is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by several common names, including common catchfly, small-flowered catchfly, and windmill pink. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as a common roadside weed...
) - Lesser trefoil (Trifolium dubiumTrifolium dubiumTrifolium dubium, the Lesser Hop Trefoil or suckling clover is a plant in the family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish Shamrock....
)
Three rare species are associated with the community:
- Lesser quaking-grass (Briza minorBriza minorBriza minor is a species of grass known by the common namesLesser quaking-grass or little quakinggrass. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and it is known elsewhere, including much of North America, as an introduced species. It is an annual grass producing narrow clumps of erect stems up to...
) - Small-flowered catchfly (Silene gallicaSilene gallicaSilene gallica is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by several common names, including common catchfly, small-flowered catchfly, and windmill pink. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as a common roadside weed...
) - Suffocated clover (Trifolium suffocatum)
Distribution
This community is confined to disturbed sandy soils. It is now found only in The ScilliesIsles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
, where it is most often seen in bulb fields.