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NVC community M2 (''Sphagnum cuspidatum''/''recurvum'' bog pool community) is one of the
mire
A peatland is a type of wetland whose soils consist of Soil organic matter, organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, du ...
communities
A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place (geography), place, set of Norm (social), norms, culture, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Ide ...
in the
British National Vegetation Classification
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The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain.
A large scientific meeting of ecologists, botanists, and other related ...
system.
It is a fairly widely distributed community in northern western Britain, and is also found in
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
. There are two
subcommunities.
Community composition
The following
constant species are found in this community:
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Cross-leaved heath
''Erica tetralix'', the cross-leaved heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to western Europe.
Description
It is a perennial subshrub with glandular leaves in whorls of four (whence the name). Appearing in summe ...
(''Erica tetralix'')
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Common cottongrass
''Eriophorum angustifolium'', commonly known as common cottongrass or common cottonsedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. Native to North America, North Asia, and Europe, it grows on peat or acidic soils, in op ...
(''Eriophorum angustifolium'')
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Round-leaved sundew (''Drosera rotundifolia'')
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Feathery bog-moss
''Sphagnum cuspidatum'', the feathery bogmoss, toothed sphagnum, or toothed peat moss, is a peat moss found commonly in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, the eastern coast of the United States, and in Colombia.
Description
''Sphagnum cuspidatum'' i ...
(''Sphagnum cuspidatum'')
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Flat-topped /