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

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British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubraHyacinthoides 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.

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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

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


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