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British NVC community MC4 (Brassica oleracea maritime cliff ledge community)

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British NVC community MC4 (Brassica oleracea maritime cliff-ledge community) is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.

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This community is found locally on the south coast of England. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

Four constant species are found in this community:

  • Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
  • Wild Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
  • Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
  • Sea Carrot (Daucus carota ssp. gummifer)

    • Three rare species are associated with this community, Wild Cabbage itself, Early Spider-orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) and Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans).

    Distribution

    This community is found on the south coast of Britain, in west Cornwall, Dorset and Kent.

    Subcommunities

    There are two subcommunities:

  • the Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima subcommunity
  • the Rayed Ononis repens subcommunity

    • References

    British NVC community MC4 (Brassica oleracea maritime cliff-ledge community) Wikipedia
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