British NVC community MG11
British NVC community MG11 (Festuca rubra - Agrostis stolonifera - Potentilla anserina grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.
It is a quite localised community. There are three subcommunities.
Community composition
[edit]The following constant species are found in this community:
- Creeping Bent (Agrostis stolonifera)
- Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
- Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
No rare species are associated with this community.
Distribution
[edit]This community is found mainly in lowland river valleys in the Midlands and South West England, with concentrations also in salt marshes on Britain's west coast.
Subcommunities
[edit]There are three subcommunities:
- the Lolium perenne subcommunity
- the Atriplex prostrata subcommunity
- the Honkenya peploides subcommunity
References
[edit]- Rodwell, J. S. (1992) British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities ISBN 0-521-39166-0 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62719-2 (paperback)