British NVC community OV2 (''Briza minor'' - ''Silene gallica'' community) is one of the open habitat communities in the

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 p ...

system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils. It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community: * Scarlet pimpernel (''

Anagallis arvensis ''Anagallis arvensis'' (syn. ''Lysimachia arvensis''), commonly known as the scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock, is a species of low-gro ...

'') * Lesser quaking-grass ('' Briza minor'') * Sheep's sorrel (''

Rumex acetosella ''Rumex acetosella'', commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Native to Eurasia and the British Isles, the plant and its subspecies are co ...

'') * Small-flowered catchfly (''

Silene gallica ''Silene gallica'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by several common names, including common catchfly, small-flowered catchfly, and windmill pink. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found t ...

'') * Lesser trefoil (''

Trifolium dubium ''Trifolium dubium'', the lesser trefoil, suckling clover, little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a flowering plant in the pea and clover family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional ...

'') Three rare species are associated with the community: * Lesser quaking-grass ('' Briza minor'') * Small-flowered catchfly (''

'') * Suffocated clover ('' Trifolium suffocatum'')

Distribution

This community is confined to disturbed sandy soils. It is now found only in The Scillies, where it is most often seen in bulb fields.

References

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