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British NVC community W8

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NVC community W8 (Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.

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This is a widely distributed community. There are seven subcommunities.

Community composition

Six constant species are found in this community:

  • Field Maple (Acer campestre)
  • Hazel (Corylus avellana)
  • Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
  • Dog's-mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
  • Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
  • Common Feather-moss (Eurhynchium praelongum)

    • The following rare species are also associated with the community:

  • Narrow-leaved Bittercress (Cardamine impatiens)
  • Mezereon (Daphne mezereum)
  • Wood Fescue (Festuca altissima)
  • Mountain Currant (Ribes alpinum)
  • Oxlip (Primula elatior)
  • Primula × digenea, the hybrid between Oxlip and Primrose (P. vulgaris)
  • Large-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos)

    • Distribution

    This community is widespread throughout lowland Britain, becoming scarcer in the north and west, where it is replaced by community W9.

    Subcommunities

    There are seven subcommunities:

  • the Primula vulgaris - Glechoma hederacea subcommunity
  • the Anemone nemorosa subcommunity
  • the Deschampsia cespitosa subcommunity
  • the Hedera helix subcommunity
  • the Geranium robertianum subcommunity
  • the Allium ursinum subcommunity
  • the Teucrium scorodonia subcommunity

    • References

    British NVC community W8 Wikipedia
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