British NVC Community M23 (Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – Galium palustre rush-pasture)
NVC community M23 (Juncus effusus/acutiflorus - Galium palustre rush-pasture)is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
Community Composition[]
The following species are found in this community
- Juncus effusus (Common Rush)
- Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp Flowered Rush)
- Galium palustre (Marsh Bedstraw)
- Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) - the most common grass in this community
References[]
- JNCC Report No. 394 The European context of British Lowland Grasslands J.S. Rodwell1, V. Morgan2, R.G. Jefferson3 & D. Moss4 February 2007 JNCC, Peterborough 2007 ISSN 0963-8091 http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/jncc394_webpt2v2.pdf
- National Vegetation Classification field guide to mires and heaths by Joint Nature Conservation Committee, pages 50 and 51. http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/mires_heaths.pdf
Categories:
- British National Vegetation Classification mire communities