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British NVC Community M4
__NOTOC__ NVC community M4 (''Carex rostrata'' - ''Sphagnum recurvum'' mire) is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is a localised community of northern and western Britain. There are no subcommunities. Community composition The following constant species are found in this community: * Bottle Sedge (''Carex rostrata'') * Common Haircap (''Polytrichum commune'') * Feathery Bog-moss (''Sphagnum cuspidatum'') * Flat-topped / Flexuous Bog-mosses ''S. recurvum'' Two rare species are associated with the community: * String Sedge (''Carex chordorrhiza'') * Tufted Loosestrife (''Lysimachia thrysiflora'') Distribution This community is found in Cornwall and in various locations in Wales, northern England and Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mires In The British National Vegetation Classification System
This article gives an overview of the Bog, mire plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Introduction The mire communities of the NVC were described in Volume 2 of ''British Plant Communities'', first published in 1991, along with the Heaths in the British National Vegetation Classification system, heath communities. In total, 38 mire communities have been identified. The mire communities consist of a number of separate subgroups. * five bog plane communities (British NVC community M17, M17, British NVC community M18, M18, British NVC community M19, M19, British NVC community M20, M20 and British NVC community M21, M21) * two wet heath communities (British NVC community M15, M15 and British NVC community M16, M16) * four bog-pool communities (British NVC community M1, M1, British NVC community M2, M2, British NVC community M3, M3 and British NVC community M4, M4) * four base-poor small sedge & rush communities (British NVC community M5, M5, Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British National Vegetation Classification
__NOTOC__ 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 professionals in the United Kingdom resulted in the publication of a compendium of five books: '' British Plant Communities'', edited by John S. Rodwell, which detail the incidence of plant species in twelve major habitat types in the British natural environment. They are the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of the country. They cover all natural, semi-natural and major artificial habitats in Great Britain (not Northern Ireland) and represent fifteen years of research by leading plant ecologists. From the data collated from the books, commercial software products have been developed to help to classify vegetation identified into one of the many habitat types found in Great Britain – these include ''MAT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottle Sedge
''Carex rostrata'', the bottle sedge or beaked sedge, is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. Range and habitat The species is native to Holarctic fens and can be found in Canada and the northern part of the United States, and most of Europe, including Britain, north to 71° N, and W. Asia, in wet peaty places with a high water table. References rostrata Rostratus (masculine), rostrata (feminine) or rostratum (neuter) is a Latin adjective meaning "beaked, curved, hooked, with a crooked point, or with a curved front". In marine warfare, the term ''beak'' (''rostrum'') referred to the ram bows on wa ... Plants described in 1787 Flora of Northern America Flora of Greenland {{Carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Haircap
''Polytrichum commune'' (also known as common haircap, great golden maidenhair, great goldilocks, common haircap moss, or common hair moss) is a species of moss found in many regions with high humidity and rainfall. The species can be exceptionally tall for a moss with stems often exceeding and rarely reaching , but it is most commonly found at shorter lengths of . It is widely distributed throughout temperate and boreal latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere and also found in Mexico, several Pacific Islands including New Zealand, and also in Australia. It typically grows in bogs, wet heathland and along forest streams. Additionally, class ''Polytrichopsida'' has been shown to thrive in partially open habitats that have been recently disturbed by human activities or even livestock.Bell, N., Kariyawasam, I., Flores, J., & Hyvönen, J. (2021). The diversity of the Polytrichopsida—a review. ''Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution'', 43(1), 98-111. Description ''Polytrichum commune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' is brown to greenish brown in color with narrow green stems. Individual plants are slender and weak-stemmed. They are moderately sized compared to other peat mosses. Aquatic forms are flaccid and plumose giving a feathery appearance, whereas the emergent forms are much more compact. Branches are spread in quite obvious sickle shaped patterns, giving the capitulum a twisted appearance. The capitula are often green to yellow, tinged with red-brown in color. The leaves on the stems are triangular-ovate in shape, usually a bit longer than 1.2 mm, and are often very compact with one another. The leaves end in sharp points. Meristem tissue is often fibrillose. The branch stems are green, with pinkish coloration at the proximal ends, and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat-topped Bog-moss
''Sphagnum fallax'', the flat-topped bogmoss, is a moss species in the genus ''Sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store water, since ...'' References Flora of Bulgaria fallax {{moss-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flexuous Bog-moss
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String Sedge
''Carex chordorrhiza'', commonly called creeping sedge or string sedge, is a species of perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae with Holarctic distribution growing in acidic bogs. Growth form and classification ''Carex chordorrhiza'' has an unusual growth habit, where prostrate stems produce new shoots the following year. Using this means of growth, ''C. chordorrhiza'' can grow vegetatively by up to per year. This habit is considered so distinct from all other ''Carex'' species that ''C. chordorrhiza'' is placed in its own section, ''Carex'' sect. ''Chordorrhizae'', although similar habits are seen in other species such as '' Carex limosa''. Description The culms of ''C. chordorrhiza'' are long, and are initially erect. As they mature, the stems become prostrate and can reach a length of . The inflorescences are long and wide. Distribution The distribution of ''Carex chordorrhiza'' is circumpolar in boreal and subarctic areas. It is found in Iceland, Scandinavia, northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tufted Loosestrife
''Lysimachia thyrsiflora'', the tufted loosestrife, is a plant in the genus ''Lysimachia''. It is native to large sections of the northern Northern Hemisphere, including Eurasia and North America. It often grows in marshes, shorelines of lakes and ponds and occasionally along streams. It is an erect perennial herb growing up to 80 centimeters tall and bearing yellow flowers, sometimes dotted with purple. It may be confused with purple loosestrife when not blooming but can be easily distinguished because purple loosestrife has a square stem. Tufted loosestrife has been used medicinally in Asia to combat high blood pressure. It is a rare species in Great Britain, Britain, where it is found in ''Salix cinerea'' - ''Galium palustre'' wet woodland (community British NVC community W1, W1 of the British National Vegetation Classification system), ''Salix pentandra'' - ''Carex rostrata'' wet woodland (NVC community British NVC community W3, W3) and ''Carex rostrata'' - ''Sphagnum recurvum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and population of 568,210. After the Redruth-Camborne conurbation, the largest settlements are Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay, St Austell, and Truro. For Local government in England, local government purposes most of Cornwall is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly governed by a Council of the Isles of Scilly, unique local authority. The Cornish nationalism, Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
