British NVC community OV5
UK plant community type
British NVC community OV5 (Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community) is an open habitat community in the British National Vegetation Classification 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:
- Smooth hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris)
- Smooth finger-grass (Digitaria ischaemum)
- Common couch (Elytrigia repens)
- Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)
- Dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)
- Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
- Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
- Corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis)
- Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
One rare species is associated with the community:
- Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti).
Distribution
This community is confined to a single locality in Surrey.
References
Rodwell, John S, ed. (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2.
