British NVC community MG2 (Arrhenatherum elatius- Filipendula ulmaria tall-herb grassland) is one of the

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communities in the

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system. It is a localised community found only in northern England. There are two subcommunities. __NOTOC__

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community: *

Wild Angelica ''Angelica sylvestris'' or wild angelica is a species of flowering plant, native to Europe and central Asia. An annual or short-lived perennial growing to a maximum of , it has erect purplish stems and rounded umbels of minuscule white or pale p ...

(''Angelica sylvestris'') *

False Oat-grass ''Arrhenatherum elatius'', with the common names bulbous oat grass, false oat-grass, tall oat-grass, tall meadow oat, onion couch and tuber oat-grass, is a species of perennial grass, native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. This ...

(''Arrhenatherum elatius'') *

Crosswort Crosswort is a common name for several species of plants and may refer to: * ''Crucianella stylosa'' (Rubiaceae) * ''Cruciata laevipes'' (Rubiaceae) * ''Lysimachia quadrifolia ''Lysimachia quadrifolia'', the whorled loosestrife, whorled yellow ...

(''Cruciata laevipes'') *

Cock's-foot ''Dactylis'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the bluegrass subfamily within the grass family. ''Dactylis'' is native to North Africa, they are found throughout the world, and are an invasive species. They are known in English ...

(''Dactylis glomerata'') *

Male Fern ''Dryopteris filix-mas'', the male fern, is a common fern of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, native to much of Europe, Asia, and North America. It favours damp shaded areas in the understory of woodlands, but also shady places on hedge-banks, ...

(''Dryopteris filix-mas'') * Broad-leaved Willowherb (''Epilobium montanum'') * Red Fescue (''Festuca rubra'') * Meadowsweet (''Filipendula ulmaria'') * Water Avens (''Geum rivale'') *

Common Hogweed ''Heracleum sphondylium'', commonly known as hogweed, common hogweed or cow parsnip, is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant, in the umbelliferous family Apiaceae that includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed. It is nati ...

(''Heracleum sphondylium'') * Dog's Mercury (''Mercurialis perennis'') *

Rough Meadow-grass ''Poa trivialis'' (rough bluegrass; ''UK:'' rough-stalked meadow-grass or rough meadow-grass), is a perennial plant regarded in the US as an ornamental plant. It is part of the grass family. Description It is very common in meadows and past ...

(''Poa trivialis'') *

Red Campion ''Silene dioica'' (syn. ''Melandrium rubrum''), known as red campion and red catchfly, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native throughout central, western and northern Europe, and locally in southern Europe. It ha ...

(''Silene dioica'') *

Stinging Nettle ''Urtica dioica'', often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. O ...

(''Urtica dioica'') * Common Valerian (''Valeriana officinalis'') * Swartz's Feather-moss (''Eurhynchium swartzii'') *

Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss ''Asplenium scolopendrium'', commonly known as the hart's-tongue fern, is an evergreen fern in the genus '' Asplenium'' native to the Northern Hemisphere. Description The most striking and unusual feature of the fern is its simple, undivided ...

(''Plagiomnium undulatum'') *

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(''Plagiothecium denticulatum'') *

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(''Lophocolea bidentata'' sensu lato) One rare species, Jacob's-ladder (''Polemonium caeruleum''), is associated with this community.

Distribution

This community is confined to a small number of localities in northern England - in

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and the

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Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities: * the ''Filipendula ulmaria'' subcommunity * the ''Polemonium caeruleum'' subcommunity

References

* Rodwell, J. S. (1992) '' British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities'' (hardback), (paperback) {{NVC-MG MG02