British NVC community OV22

British NVC community OV22 (Poa annua - Taraxacum officinale community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

This community occurs very widely throughout Britain.

There are three subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg.)

There are no rare species associated with the community.

Distribution

This community occurs very widely throughout Britain. It is found on disturbed loamy soils, where there is only light trampling, such as alongside tracks and paths, on roadside verges, at the base of walls, and on recently turned or neglected soil in gardens, farms and waste ground.

Subcommunities

There are three subcommunities:

the Senecio vulgaris subcommunity
the Cirsium vulgare - C. arvense subcommunity
the Crepis vesicaria - Epilobium adenocaulon subcommunity

References

Rodwell, John S (ed) (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. vol 5. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.2277/0521391679. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2.

The British National Vegetation Classification: Vegetation of open habitats

OV1 OV2 OV3 OV4 OV5 OV6 OV7 OV8 OV9 OV10 OV11 OV12 OV13 OV14 OV15 OV16 OV17 OV18 OV19 OV20 OV21 OV22 OV23 OV24 OV25 OV26 OV27 OV28 OV29 OV30 OV31 OV32 OV33 OV34 OV35 OV36 OV37 OV38 OV39 OV40 OV41 OV42

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