British NVC community OV5

British NVC community OV5 (Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community) is one of the open habitat communities 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.

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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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

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