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British NVC community M2

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NVC community M2 (Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool community) is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

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It is a fairly widely distributed community in northern western Britain, and is also found in Norfolk. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

  • Cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix)
  • Common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
  • Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
  • Feathery bog-moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum)
  • Flat-topped / flexuous bog-mosses (S. recurvum)
  • Three rare species are associated with the community:

  • Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
  • Tall bog-sedge (Carex magellanica)
  • Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum)
  • Distribution

    This community is found in various locations in Wales, southern and northeastern Scotland, and northern England, with an outpost in Norfolk.

    Subcommunities

    There are two subcommunities:

  • the Rhynchospora alba subcommunity
  • the Sphagnum recurvum subcommunity
  • References

    British NVC community M2 Wikipedia


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