British NVC community MG12 (Festuca arundinacea grassland) is one of the
mesotrophic grassland Mesotrophic may refer to:
* Mesotrophic lake
* Mesotrophic soil
See also
* Oligotrophic
* Eutrophic
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communities in the
British National Vegetation Classification
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system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.
It is a fairly localised coastal community. There are two
subcommunities.
Community composition
The following
constant species are found in this community:
*
Creeping Bent (''Agrostis stolonifera'')
*
Tall Fescue (''Festuca arundinacea'')
*
Red Fescue (''Festuca rubra'')
No
rare species are associated with this community.
Distribution
This community is exclusively coastal; it is mainly found on the south coast and western coasts of Britain, with an outlying site on the coast of
Yorkshire
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.
Subcommunities
There are two
subcommunities:
* the ''Lolium perenne - Holcus lanatus'' subcommunity
* the ''Oenanthe lachenalii'' subcommunity
References
*
Rodwell, J. S. (1992) ''
British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities'' (hardback), (paperback)
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