British NVC community OV42
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British NVC community OV42 (Cymbalaria muralis community) is one of the open habitat
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system. It is one of six communities of crevice, scree and spoil vegetation.
It is widely distributed in suitable habitat throughout the lowlands of Britain.
There are no subcommunities.
No rare species are associated with the community.
. On walls with a more lime-rich mortar the Asplenium trichomanes - Asplenium ruta-muraria community (OV39)
can replace it.
This community is the British equivalent of the Cymbalarietum muralis Görs 1966 syntaxon
, which has been described from other parts of Europe.
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 communities of crevice, scree and spoil vegetation.
It is widely distributed in suitable habitat throughout the lowlands of Britain.
There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
One constant species is found in this community:- Ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)
No rare species are associated with the community.
Distribution
This is a widely-distributed community throughout lowland Britain. It is found in sunny positions in crevices in stone and brick walls. In the south and east it can occur with, or be replaced by, the Parietaria diffusa community (OV41)British NVC community OV41
British NVC community OV41 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system...
. On walls with a more lime-rich mortar the Asplenium trichomanes - Asplenium ruta-muraria community (OV39)
British NVC community OV39
British NVC community OV39 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system...
can replace it.
This community is the British equivalent of the Cymbalarietum muralis Görs 1966 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...
, which has been described from other parts of Europe.