British NVC community SM24

British NVC community SM24 (Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community) is one of the salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

This community is found in a number of coastal areas, but is not recorded from Scotland. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition[]

The following constant species are found in this community:

• (Elymus pycnanthus)

No rare species are associated with the community.

Distribution[]

This community is found primarily in four coastal areas: The Wash/north Norfolk, Essex/Suffolk, along the , and in Northwest England, although in this latter area, stands are small. It is also recorded from the Bristol Channel, the Isle of Man and in northeast England.

References[]

• Rodwell, J. S. (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)