British NVC community CG1

NVC community CG1 (Festuca ovina - Carlina vulgaris grassland) is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three short-sward communities associated with heavy grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group, and is regarded as the south-west coastal counterpart of "typical" chalk grassland (community CG2).

It is a comparatively localised community. There are six subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

The following rare species are also associated with the community:

Distribution

This community is found in scattered locations on limestone sites around the south and west coasts of Britain.

Subcommunities

There are six subcommunities:

  • the Carex humilis subcommunity
  • the Scilla autumnalis - Euphorbia portlandica subcommunity
  • the Trinia glauca subcommunity
  • the Helianthemum canum subcommunity
  • the Koeleria macrantha subcommunity
  • the Festuca rubra - Scilla verna subcommunity

References
  • 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)
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