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List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification

The following is the list of the 286 plant communities which comprise the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC). These are grouped by major habitat category, as used in the five volumes of British Plant Communities, the standard work describing the NVC.

Woodland and scrub communities
The following 25 communities are described in Volume 1 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • W1 Salix cinerea - Galium palustre woodlandW2 Salix cinerea - Betula pubescens - Phragmites australis woodlandW3 Salix pentandra - Carex rostrata woodlandW4 Betula pubescens - Molinia caerulea woodlandW5 Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodlandW6 Alnus glutinosa - Urtica dioica woodlandW7 Alnus glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior - Lysimachia nemorum woodlandW8 Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodlandW9 Fraxinus excelsior - Sorbus aucuparia - Mercurialis perennis woodlandW10 Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodlandW11 Quercus petraea - Betula pubescens - Oxalis acetosella woodlandW12 Fagus sylvatica - Mercurialis perennis woodlandW13 Taxus baccata woodlandW14 Fagus sylvatica - Rubus fruticosus woodlandW15 Fagus sylvatica - Deschampsia flexuosa woodlandW16 Quercus spp. - Betula spp. - Deschampsia flexuosa woodlandW17 Quercus petraea - Betula pubescens - Dicranum majus woodlandW18 Pinus sylvestris - Hylocomium splendens woodlandW19 Juniperus communis ssp. communis - Oxalis acetosella woodlandW20 Salix lapponum - Luzula sylvatica scrubW21 Crataegus monogyna - Hedera helix scrubW22 Prunus spinosa - Rubus fruticosus scrubW23 Ulex europaeus - Rubus fruticosus scrubW24 Rubus fruticosus - Holcus lanatus underscrubW25 Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus underscrub == Mires ==
Mires
The following 38 communities are described in Volume 2 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Mires in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • M1 Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool communityM2 Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool communityM3 Eriophorum angustifolium bog pool communityM4 Carex rostrata - Sphagnum recurvum mireM5 Carex rostrata - Sphagnum squarrosum mireM6 Carex echinata - Sphagnum recurva/auriculatum mireM7 Carex curta - Sphagnum russowii mireM8 Carex rostrata - Sphagnum warnstorfii mireM9 Carex rostrata - Calligeron cuspidatum/giganteum mireM10 Carex dioica - Pinguicula vulgaris mire Pinguiculo-Caricetum dioicae Jones 1973 emend.M11 Carex demissa - Saxifraga aizoides mire Carici-Saxifragetum aizoidis McVean & Ratcliffe 1962 emend.M12 Carex saxatilis mire Caricetum saxatilis McVean & Ratcliffe 1962M13 Schoenus nigricans - Juncus subnodulosus mire Schoenetum nigricantis Koch 1926M14 Schoneus nigricans - Narthecium ossifragum mireM15 Scirpus cespitosus - Erica tetralix wet heathM16 Erica tetralix - Sphagnum compactum wet heath Ericetum tetralicis Schwickerath 1933M17 Scirpus cespitosus - Eriophorum vaginatum blanket mireM18 Erica tetralix - Sphagnum papillosum raised and blanket mireM19 Calluna vulgaris - Eriophorum vaginatum blanket mireM20 Eriophorum vaginatum raised and blanket mireM21 Narthecium ossifragum - Sphagnum papillosum valley mire Narthecio-Sphagnetum euatlanticum Duvigneaud 1949M22 Juncus subnodulosus - Cirsium palustre fen-meadowM23 Juncus effusus/acutiflorus - Galium palustre rush-pastureM24 Molinia caerulea - Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow Cirsium-Molinietum caeruleae Sissingh & De Vries 1942 emend.M25 Molinia caerulea - Potentilla erecta mireM26 Molinia caerulea - Crepis paludosa mireM27 Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylvestris mireM28 Iris pseudacorus - Filipendula ulmaria mire Filipendulo-Iridetum pseudacori Adam 1976 emend.M29 Hypericum elodes - Potamogeton polygonifolius soakway Hyperico-Potametum polygonifolii (Allorge 1921) Braun-Blanquet & Tüxen 1952M30 Related vegetation of seasonally-inundated habitats Hydrocotyla-Baldellion Tüxen & Dierssen 1972M31 Anthelia judacea - Sphagnum auriculatum spring Sphagno auriculati-Anthelietum judaceae Shimwell 1972M32 Philonotis fontana - Saxifraga stellaris spring Philonoto-Saxifragetum stellaris Nordhagen 1943M33 Pohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialis spring Pohlietum glacialis McVean & Ratcliffe 1962M34 Carex demissa - Koenigia islandica flushM35 Ranunculus omiophyllus - Montia fontana rillM36 Lowland springs and streambanks of shaded situations Cardaminion (Maas 1959) Westhoff & den Held 1969M37 Cratoneuron commutatum - Festuca rubra springM38 Cratoneuron commutatum - Carex nigra spring == Heaths ==
Mesotrophic grasslands
The following 13 communities are described in Volume 3 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Mesotrophic grasslands in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • MG1 Arrhenatherum elatius grassland Arrhenatheretum elatioris Br.-Bl. 1919MG2 Arrhenatherum elatius - Filipendula ulmaria tall-herb grassland Filipendulo-Arrhenatheretum elatioris Shimwell 1968aMG3 Anthoxanthum odoratum - Geranium sylvaticum grasslandMG4 Alopecurus pratensis - Sanguisorba officinalis grasslandMG5 Cynosurus cristatus - Centaurea nigra grassland Centaureo-Cynosuretum cristati Br.-Bl. & Tx 1952MG6 Lolium perenne - Cynosurus cristatus grassland Lolio-Cynosuretum cristati (Br.-Bl. & De Leeuw 1936) R. Tx 1937MG7 Lolium perenne leys and related grasslands Lolio-Plantaginion Sissingh 1969 p.p.MG8 Cynosurus cristatus - Caltha palustris grasslandMG9 Holcus lanatus - Deschampsia cespitosa grasslandMG10 Holcus lanatus - Juncus effusus rush-pasture Holco-Juncetum effusi Page 1980MG11 Festuca rubra - Agrostis stolonifera - Potentilla anserina grasslandMG12 Festuca arundinacea grassland Potentillo-Festucetum arundinaceae Nordhagen 1940MG13 Agrostis stolonifera - Alopecurus geniculatus grasslandMG14 Carex nigra - Agrostis stolonifera - Senecio aquaticus grasslandMG15 Alopecurus pratensis - Poa trivialis - Cardamine pratensis grasslandMG16 Agrostis stolonifera - Eleocharis palustris grassland == Calcicolous grasslands ==
Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities
Aquatic communities
The following 24 communities are described in Volume 4 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Aquatic communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • A1 Lemna gibba community Lemnetum gibbae Miyawaki & J. Tx. 1960A2 Lemna minor community Lemnetum minoris Soó 1947A3 Spirodela polyrhiza - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae communityA4 Hydrocharis morsus-ranae - Stratiotes aloides communityA5 Ceratophyllum demersum community Certaophylletum demersi Hild 1956A6 Ceratophyllum submersum community Certaophylletum submersi Den Hartog & Segal 1964A7 Nymphaea alba community Nymphaeetum albae Oberdorfer & Mitarb. 1967A8 Nuphar lutea communityA9 Potamogeton natans communityA10 Polygonum amphibium communityA11 Potamogeton pectinatus - Myriophyllum spicatum communityA12 Potamogeton pectinatus communityA13 Potamogeton perfoliatus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum communityA14 Myriophyllum alterniflorum community Myriophylletum alternifloriA15 Elodea canadensis communityA16 Callitriche stagnalis communityA17 Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans communityA18 Ranunculus fluitans community Ranunculetum fluitantis Allorge 1922A19 Ranunculus aquatilis community Ranunculetum aquatilis Géhu 1961A20 Ranunculus peltatus community Ranunculetum peltati Sauer 1947A21 Ranunculus baudotii community Ranunculetum baudotii Br.-Bl. 1952A22 Littorella uniflora - Lobelia dortmanna communityA23 Isoetes lacustris/setacea communityA24 Juncus bulbosus community == Swamps and tall-herb fens ==
Swamps and tall-herb fens
The following 28 communities are described in Volume 4 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Swamps and tall-herb fens in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • S1 Carex elata sedge-swamp Caricetum elatae Koch 1926S2 Cladium mariscus swamp and sedge-beds Cladietum marisci Zobrist 1933 emend. Pfeiffer 1961S3 Carex paniculata swamp Caricetum paniculatae Wangerin 1916S4 Phragmites australis swamp and reed-beds Phragmitetum australis (Gams 1927) Schmale 1939S5 Glyceria maxima swamp Glycerietum maximae (Nowinski 1928) Hueck 1931 emend. Krausch 1965S6 Carex riparia swamp Caricetum ripariae Soó 1928S7 Carex acutiformis swamp Caricetum acutiformis Sauer 1937S8 Scirpus lacustris ssp. lacustris swamp Scirpetum lacustris (Allorge 1922) Chouard 1924S9 Carex rostrata swamp Caricetum rostratae Rübel 1912S10 Equisetum fluviatile swamp Equisetetum fluviatile Steffen 1931 emend. Wilczek 1935S11 Carex vesicaria swamp Caricetum vesicariae Br.-Bl. & Denis 1926S12 Typha latifolia swamp Typhetum latifoliae Soó 1927S13 Typha angustifolia swamp Typhetum angustifoliae Soó 1927S14 Sparganium erectum swamp Sparganietum erecti Roll 1938S15 Acorus calamus swamp Acoretum calami Schulz 1941S16 Sagittaria sagittifolia swampS17 Carex pseudocyperus swampS18 Carex otrubae swamp Caricetum otrubae Mirza 1978S19 Eleocharis palustris swamp Eleocharitetum palustris Schennikow 1919S20 Scirpus lacustris ssp. tabernaemontani swamp Scirpetum tabernaemontani Passarge 1964S21 Scirpus maritimus swamp Scirpetum maritimi (Br.-Bl. 1931) R.Tx. 1937S22 Glyceria fluitans water-margin vegetation Glycerietum fluitantis Wilczek 1935S23 Other water-margin vegetation Glycerio-Sparganion Br.-Bl. & Sissingh apud Boer 1942 emend. SegalS24 Phragmites australis - Peucedanum palustre tall-herb fen Peucedano-Phragmitetum australis Wheeler 1978 emend.S25 Phragmites australis - Eupatorium cannabinum tall-herb fenS26 Phragmites australis - Urtica dioica tall-herb fenS27 Carex rostrata - Potentilla palustris tall-herb fen Potentillo-Caricetum rostratae Wheeler 1980aS28 Phalaris arundinacea tall-herb fen Phalaridetum arundinaceae Libbert 1931 == Salt-marsh communities ==
Salt-marsh communities
The following 28 communities are described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • SM1 Zostera communities Zosterion Christiansen 1934SM2 Ruppia maritima salt-marsh community Ruppietum maritimae Hocquette 1927SM3 Eleocharis parvula salt-marsh community Eleocharitetum parvulae (Preuss 1911/12) Gillner 1960SM4 Spartina maritima salt-marsh community Spartinetum maritimae (Emb. & Regn. 1926) Corillion 1953SM5 Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh community Spartinetum alterniflorae Corillion 1953SM6 Spartina anglica salt-marsh community Spartinetum townsendii (Tansley 1939) Corillion 1953SM7 Arthrocnemum perenne standsSM8 Annual Salicornia salt-marsh community Salicornietum europaeae Warming 1906SM9 Suaeda maritima salt-marsh community Suaedetum maritimae (Conrad 1935) Pignatti 1953SM10 Transitional low-marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima, annual Salicornia species and Suaeda maritimaSM11 Aster tripolium var. discoideus salt-marsh community Asteretum tripolii Tansley 1939SM12 Rayed Aster tripolium on salt-marshesSM13 Puccinellia maritima salt-marsh community Puccinellietum maritimae (Warming 1906) Christiansen 1927SM14 Halimione portaculoides salt-marsh community Halimionetum portulacoidis (Kuhnholtz-Lordat 1927) Des Abbayes & Corillion 1949SM15 Juncus maritimus - Triglochin maritima salt-marsh communitySM16 Festuca rubra salt-marsh community Juncetum gerardi Warming 1906SM17 Artemisia maritima salt-marsh community Artemisietum maritimae Hocquette 1927SM18 Juncus maritimus salt-marsh communitySM19 Blysmus rufus salt-marsh community Blysmetum rufi (G.E. & G. Du Rietz 1925) Gillner 1960SM20 Eleocharis uniglumis salt-marsh community Eleocharitetum uniglumis Nordhagen 1923SM21 Suaeda vera - Limonium binervosum salt-marsh communitySM22 Halimione portulacoides - Frankenia laevis salt-marsh community Limonio vulgaris - Frankenietum laevis Géhu & Géhu-Franck 1975SM23 Spergularia marina - Puccinellia distans salt-marsh community Puccinellietum distantis Feekes (1934) 1945SM24 Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community Atriplici-Elymetum pycnanthi Beeftink & Westhoff 1962SM25 Suaeda vera drift-line community Elymo pycnanthi - Suaedetum verae (Arènes 1933) Géhu 1975SM26 Inula crithmoides on salt-marshesSM27 Ephermeral salt-marsh vegetation with Sagina maritima Saginion maritimae Westhoff, van Leeuwen & Adriani 1962SM28 Elymus repens salt-marsh community Elymetum repentis maritimum Nordhagen 1940 == Shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities ==
Shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities
Vegetation of open habitats
The following 42 communities are described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Vegetation of open habitats in the British National Vegetation Classification system. • OV1 Viola arvensis - Aphanes microcarpa communityOV2 Briza minor - Silene gallica communityOV3 Papaver rhoeas - Viola arvensis community Papaveretum argemones (Libbert 1933) Kruseman & Vlieger 1939OV4 Chrysanthemum segetum - Spergula arvensis community Spergulo-Chrysanthemetum segetum (Br.-Bl. & De Leeuw 1936) R. Tx. 1937OV5 Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium communityOV6 Cerastium glomeratum - Fumaria borealis ssp. boraei communityOV7 Veronica persica - Veronica polita community Veronico - Lamietum hybridi Kruseman & Vlieger 1939OV8 Veronica persica - Alopecurus myosuroides community Alopecuro-Chamomilletum recutitae Wasscher 1941OV9 Matricaria perforata - Stellaria media communityOV10 Poa annua - Senecio vulgaris communityOV11 Poa annua - Stachys arvensis communityOV12 Poa annua - Myosotis arvensis communityOV13 Stellaria media - Capsella bursa-pastoris communityOV14 Urtica urens - Lamium amplexicaule communityOV15 Anagallis arvensis - Veronica persica community Kickxietum spuriae Kruseman & Vlieger 1939OV16 Papaver rhoeas - Silene noctiflora community Papaveri-Sileneetum noctiflori Wasscher 1941OV17 Reseda lutea - Polygonum aviculare community Descurainio-Anchusetum arvensis Silverside 1977OV18 Polygonum aviculare - Chamomilla suavolens communityOV19 Poa annua - Matricaria perforata communityOV20 Poa annua - Sagina procumbens community Sagino - Bryetum argentii Diemont, Sissingh & Westhoff 1940OV21 Poa annua - Plantago major communityOV22 Poa annua - Taraxacum officinale communityOV23 Lolium perenne - Dactylis glomerata communityOV24 Urtica dioica - Galium aparine communityOV25 Urtica dioica - Cirsium arvense communityOV26 Epilobium hirsutum communityOV27 Epilobium angustifolium communityOV28 Agrostis stolonifera - Ranunculus repens community Agrostio - Ranunculetum repentis Oberdorfer et al. 1967OV29 Alopecurus geniculatus - Rorippa palustris community Ranunculo - Alopecuretum geniculati R. Tx. (1937) 1950OV30 Bidens tripartita - Polygonum amphibium community Polygono - Bidentetum tripartitae Lohmeyer in R. Tx. 1950OV31 Rorippa palustris - Filaginella uliginosa communityOV32 Myosotis scorpioides - Ranunculus sceleratus community Ranunculetum scelerati R. Tx. 1950 ex Passarge 1959OV33 Polygonum lapathifolium - Poa annua communityOV34 Allium schoenoprasum - Plantago maritima communityOV35 Lythrum portula - Ranunculus flammula communityOV36 Lythrum hyssopifolia - Juncus bufonius communityOV37 Festuca ovina - Minuartia verna community Minuartio-Thlaspietum alpestris Koch 1932OV38 Gymnocarpium robertianum - Arrhenatherum elatius community Gymnocarpietum robertianae (Kuhn 1937) R. Tx. 1937OV39 Asplenium trichomanes - Asplenium ruta-muraria community Asplenietum trichomano-rutae-murariae R. Tx. 1937OV40 Asplenium viride - Cystopteris fragilis community Asplenio viridis-Cystopteridetum fragilis (Kuhn 1939) Oberdorfer 1977OV41 Parietaria diffusa community Parietarietum judaicae (Arènes 1928) Oberdorfer 1977OV42 Cymbalaria muralis community Cymbalarietum muralis Görs 1966
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