NVC community SD1 (''Rumex crispus - Glaucium flavum'' shingle community) is the only

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community in the

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system. It is a fairly widely distributed community. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

Two constant species,

Yellow Horned-poppy ''Glaucium flavum'', the yellow horned poppy, yellow hornpoppy or sea poppy, is a summer flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to Europe, Northern Africa, Macaronesia and temperate zones in Western Asia. The plant grows on ...

(''Glaucium flavum'') and Curled Dock (''Rumex crispus''), are found in this community: One rare species,

Sea-kale ''Crambe maritima'', common name sea kale, seakale or crambe, is a species of halophytic (salt-tolerant) flowering plant in the genus ''Crambe'' of the family Brassicaceae. It grows wild along the coasts of mainland Europe and the British I ...

(''Crambe maritima''), is also associated with the community:

Distribution

This community is found in many localities on the south and east coasts of England, from Norfolk to Dorset, and also in scattered localities in the Isles of Scilly, Wales, northwest England and southwest Scotland.

Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities: * the so-called typical subcommunity * the ''Lathyrus japonicus'' subcommunity

References

* Rodwell, J. S. (2000) '' British Plant Communities Volume 5 - Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats'' (hardback), (paperback) {{NVC-SD SD01