__NOTOC__ NVC community M1 (''Sphagnum auriculatum'' 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 ...

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in the

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system. It is a fairly widespread community in western Britain, but absent from the east. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community: *

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'' *

Bogbean ''Menyanthes'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species ''Menyanthes trifoliata''. The North American form is often referred to as ''M. trifoliata'' var. ''minor'' Michx. It is known ...

''Menyanthes trifoliata'' * Cow-horn Bog-moss ''Sphagnum denticulatum'' *

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'' Five

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are associated with the community: *

Bog Orchid Bog orchid is a common name for several orchids and may refer to: * ''Habenaria'', a widespread genus of orchids * ''Hammarbya ''Hammarbya paludosa'' (or ''Malaxis paludosa'') is a small orchid commonly known as bog orchid, bog adder's-mouth or ...

''Hammarbya paludosa'' * Brown Beak-sedge ''Rhynchospora fusca'' * Rannoch-rush ''Scheuchzeria palustris'' *

Intermediate Bladderwort ''Utricularia intermedia'', the flatleaf bladderwort or intermediate bladderwort is a small, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus ''Utricularia''. It is usually found affixed to the substrate but it can also survive suspended in ...

''Utricularia intermedia'' *

Golden Bog-moss ''Sphagnum pulchrum'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. It has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of ...

''Sphagnum pulchrum''

Distribution

This community has its main concentration in northwest

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, including the

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and

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. It is also found in southwest Scotland,

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, central

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, the

New Forest The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featu ...

, and in the Southwest peninsula.

References

* Rodwell, J. S. (1991) '' British Plant Communities Volume 2 - Mires and heaths'' (hardback), (paperback) {{NVC-M M01 Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community auriculatum, NVC