British NVC community MC7 (Stellaria media - Rumex acetosa sea-bird cliff community)
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British NVC community MC7 (Stellaria media - Rumex acetosa sea-bird cliff community) is one of the maritime cliff
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system. It is one of two communities associated with sea-bird cliffs.
This community is found in a number of coastal areas. There are no subcommunities.
(Stellaria media)
No rare species are associated with this community.
northwards, the north and east coasts of Scotland
south to the Firth of Forth
, and also on offshore islands including St Kilda.
Maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
This article gives an overview of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.-Introduction:The maritime cliff communities of the NVC were described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities, first published in 2000, along with the other maritime...
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
British National Vegetation Classification
The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain....
system. It is one of two communities associated with sea-bird cliffs.
This community is found in a number of coastal areas. There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
One constant species is found in this community, Common ChickweedCommon chickweed
Stellaria media, common chickweed, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, which is often eaten by chickens. It is commonly also called Chickenwort, Craches, Maruns, Winterweed. The plant germinates in fall or late winter, then forms large mats of foliage. Flowers are small and white,...
(Stellaria media)
No rare species are associated with this community.
Distribution
This community is found in coastal areas on the west coast of Britain from PembrokeshirePembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
northwards, the north and east coasts of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
south to the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...
, and also on offshore islands including St Kilda.