British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubra – Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community)

British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubra – Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community) is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.

This community is found locally in western coastal areas of Britain. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition[]

Four constant species are found in this community:

• Red fescue, Festuca rubra
• Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
• Common sorrel, Rumex acetosa
• Yorkshire-fog, Holcus lanatus

One rare species, spring squill (Scilla verna), is associated with this community.

Distribution[]

This community is found locally in coastal areas in the west of Britain from Devon and Cornwall north to Skye.

Subcommunities[]

There are two subcommunities:

• the Armeria maritima subcommunity
• the Ranunculus ficaria subcommunity

References[]

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• John S. Rodwell (2000) British Plant Communities Volume 5 - Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats ISBN 0-521-39167-9 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-64476-3 (paperback)