British NVC community OV23

British NVC community OV23 (Lolium perenne - Dactylis glomerata 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 widely throughout lowland Britain.

There are four subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
Perennial rye-grass (Lolium perenne)
Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg.)

There are no rare species associated with the community.

Distribution

This community occurs widely throughout lowland Britain. It is often found on verges, recreational areas and waste ground that have been re-seeded but only occasionally mown and usually forms a mosaic with other communities, the degree of trampling and disturbance being major determinants in the occurrence of one community or another.

Subcommunities

There are four subcommunities:

the so-called typical subcommunity
the Crepis vesicaria - Rumex obtusifolius subcommunity
the Plantago major - Trifolium repens subcommunity
the Arrhenatherum elatius - Medicago lupulina 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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