List of constant species in the British National Vegetation Classification
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of vascular plant
s, bryophyte
s and lichen
s which are constant species in one or more community of the British National Vegetation Classification
system.
Vascular plant
Vascular plants are those plants that have lignified tissues for conducting water, minerals, and photosynthetic products through the plant. Vascular plants include the clubmosses, Equisetum, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms...
s, bryophyte
Bryophyte
Bryophyte is a traditional name used to refer to all embryophytes that do not have true vascular tissue and are therefore called 'non-vascular plants'. Some bryophytes do have specialized tissues for the transport of water; however since these do not contain lignin, they are not considered to be...
s and lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
s which are constant species in one or more community of 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.
Grasses
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Brown Bent | Agrostis vinealis | H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... |
| Common Bent | Agrostis capillaris | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , SD12 British NVC community SD12 NVC community SD12 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| Bristle Bent | Agrostis curtisii | H3, H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... |
| Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis stolonifera is a perennial grass species in the Poaceae family. It is stoloniferous and may form mats or tufts... |
Agrostis stolonifera | MG10 British NVC community MG10 British NVC community MG10 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands... , MG11 British NVC community MG11 British NVC community MG11 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.It is a quite localised community... , MG12, MG13 British NVC community MG13 British NVC community MG13 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.This community is widely distributed... , MC10 British NVC community MC10 British NVC community MC10 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.... , SD17 British NVC community SD17 NVC community SD17 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of five communities associated with dune slacks.... |
| Marsh Foxtail | Alopecurus geniculatus | MG13 British NVC community MG13 British NVC community MG13 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.This community is widely distributed... |
| Meadow Foxtail Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, known as the Meadow Foxtail or the Field Meadow Foxtail, is a perennial grass, belonging to the grass family . It is native to Europe and Asia.... |
Alopecurus pratensis | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... |
| Marram | Ammophila arenaria | SD12 British NVC community SD12 NVC community SD12 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.... , SD19 British NVC community SD19 NVC community SD19 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities associated with foredunes and mobile dunes.It is a widespread coastal community... |
| Sweet Vernal-grass | Anthoxanthum odoratum | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| False Oat-grass | Arrhenatherum elatius | MG1 British NVC community MG1 British NVC community MG1 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a very widespread community throughout the British lowlands... , MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Meadow Oat-grass | Avenula pratensis | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG6 British NVC community CG6 NVC community CG6 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Downy Oat-grass | Avenula pubescens | CG6 British NVC community CG6 NVC community CG6 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Tor-grass Tor-grass Tor-grass is a plant in the grass family, with a widespread distribution in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It typically grows in calcareous grassland, and reaches 70–120 cm tall. The flowerhead is open, with 10 to 15 erect spikelets.The caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use it... |
Brachypodium pinnatum | CG4 British NVC community CG4 NVC community CG4 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Quaking Grass | Briza media | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Upright Brome | Bromus erectus | CG3, CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Crested Dog's-tail | Cynosurus cristatus | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , MG6 British NVC community MG6 British NVC community MG6 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a virtually ubiquitous community of the British... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Cock's-foot | Dactylis glomerata | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , MG1 British NVC community MG1 British NVC community MG1 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a very widespread community throughout the British lowlands... , MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , MC4, CG1 |
| Tufted Hair-grass Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, commonly known as Tufted Hair-grass or Tussock grass is a perennial tufted plant in the grass family Poaceae... |
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa | MG9 British NVC community MG9 British NVC community MG9 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands... , H21 |
| Wavy Hair-grass | Deschampsia flexuosa | H2, W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , H9, H12, H14, H15, H16, H17, H18, H19, H20, H22 |
| Smooth Finger-grass | Digitaria ischaemum | OV5 |
| Sea Couch | Elymus pycnanthus | SM24 British NVC community SM24 British NVC community SM24 is one of the salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.This community is found in a number of coastal areas, but is not recorded from Scotland... |
| Common Couch | Elytrigia repens | OV5 |
| Tall Fescue | Festuca arundinacea | MG12 |
| Sheep's Fescue Sheep's Fescue Sheep's Fescue or Sheep Fescue is a species of grass.-General Description:It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic ground, for example in the Portlethen Moss, Scotland and mountain pasture, throughout Europe and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to North... |
Festuca ovina | H1, H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... , H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , H20, CG1, CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG3, CG4 British NVC community CG4 NVC community CG4 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG7, U6, SD12 British NVC community SD12 NVC community SD12 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... |
| Red Fescue | Festuca rubra | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , MG6 British NVC community MG6 British NVC community MG6 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a virtually ubiquitous community of the British... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... , MG11 British NVC community MG11 British NVC community MG11 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.It is a quite localised community... , MG12, MC1 British NVC community MC1 British NVC community MC1 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is found locally in coastal areas of western and southern Britain... , MC2 British NVC community MC2 British NVC community MC2 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... , MC3 British NVC community MC3 British NVC community MC3 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... , MC4, MC5, MC6 British NVC community MC6 British NVC community MC6 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... , MC10 British NVC community MC10 British NVC community MC10 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.... , CG6 British NVC community CG6 NVC community CG6 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... , SD19 British NVC community SD19 NVC community SD19 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities associated with foredunes and mobile dunes.It is a widespread coastal community... , MC12 |
| Viviparous Fescue | Festuca vivipara | H20 |
| Yorkshire-fog | Holcus lanatus | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , MG6 British NVC community MG6 British NVC community MG6 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a virtually ubiquitous community of the British... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... , MG9 British NVC community MG9 British NVC community MG9 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands... , MG10 British NVC community MG10 British NVC community MG10 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands... , H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , MC12 |
| Creeping Soft-grass | Holcus mollis | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| Crested Hair-grass | Koeleria macrantha | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Perennial Rye-grass | Lolium perenne | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG6 British NVC community MG6 British NVC community MG6 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a virtually ubiquitous community of the British... |
| Purple Moor-grass | Molinia caerulea | H3, H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... , H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Common Reed | Phragmites australis | W2 |
| Annual Meadow-grass | Poa annua | OV4, OV5, OV20 British NVC community OV20 British NVC community OV20 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Smooth Meadow-grass Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky Bluegrass, Smooth Meadow-grass, or Common Meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.-General description:... |
Poa pratensis | SD12 British NVC community SD12 NVC community SD12 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.... |
| MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , Rough Meadow-grass |
Poa trivialis | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Sand Cat's-tail | Phleum arenarium | SD19 British NVC community SD19 NVC community SD19 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities associated with foredunes and mobile dunes.It is a widespread coastal community... |
| Common Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia maritima | SM10 |
Sedges and rushes
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Sand Sedge | Carex arenaria | SD11, SD12 British NVC community SD12 NVC community SD12 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.... , SD19 British NVC community SD19 NVC community SD19 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities associated with foredunes and mobile dunes.It is a widespread coastal community... , H11 |
| Stiff Sedge | Carex bigelowii | H19, H20 |
| Tufted Sedge | Carex elata | S1 |
| Glaucous Sedge | Carex flacca | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG3, CG4 British NVC community CG4 NVC community CG4 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... |
| Common Sedge | Carex nigra | SD17 British NVC community SD17 NVC community SD17 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of five communities associated with dune slacks.... |
| Flea Sedge | Carex pulicaris | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Bottle Sedge | Carex rostrata | W3, M4 British NVC community M4 NVC community M4 is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community of northern and western Britain... |
| Deergrass | Cirpus cespitosus | H15 |
| Common Cottongrass Common Cottongrass Common Cottongrass is a plant from the sedge family, so even though it looks like a form of grass, technically it is not. It grows in acidic wetlands and peat bogs all over northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America... |
Eriophorum angustifolium | M1, M2, M3 British NVC community M3 NVC community M3 is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community of northern Britain... , M20 |
| Hare's-tail Cottongrass | Eriophorum vaginatum | M20 |
| Soft Rush Soft rush Soft Rush is a member of the genus Juncus. Native to most continents and hence also known as Common Rush, this plant is found growing in wet areas, such as the purple moor-grass and rush pastures and fen-meadow plant associations in the United Kingdom.-Description:It grows in large clumps about... |
Juncus effusus | MG10 British NVC community MG10 British NVC community MG10 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands... |
| Heath Rush | Juncus squarrosus | U6 |
| Black Bog-rush | Schoenus nigricans | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
Trees
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Field Maple Field Maple Acer campestre, common name Field Maple, is a maple native to much of Europe, north to southern Scotland , Denmark, Poland and Belarus, and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains... |
Acer campestre | W8 British NVC community W8 NVC community W8 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community... |
| Alder Alder Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family . The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, few reaching large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone and in the Americas along the Andes southwards to... |
Alnus glutinosa | W5, W6, W7 British NVC community W7 NVC community W7 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".-Community composition:... |
| Silver Birch Silver Birch Betula pendula is a widespread European birch, though in southern Europe it is only found at higher altitudes. Its range extends into southwest Asia in the mountains of northern Turkey and the Caucasus... |
Betula pendula | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| Downy Birch Downy Birch Betula pubescens is a species of birch, native and abundant throughout northern Europe, Iceland, northern Asia and also Greenland.... |
Betula pubescens | W2, W4, W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| Hazel Hazel The hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins... |
Corylus avellana | W8 British NVC community W8 NVC community W8 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community... , W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... |
| Ash European Ash Fraxinus excelsior , is a species of Fraxinus native to most of Europe with the exception of northern Scandinavia and southern Iberia, and also southwestern Asia from northern Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains... |
Fraxinus excelsior | W8 British NVC community W8 NVC community W8 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community... , W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... |
| Juniper Juniperus communis Juniperus communis, the Common Juniper, is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae. It has the largest range of any woody plant, throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic south in mountains to around 30°N latitude in North America, Europe and Asia.-... |
Juniperus communis | W19 |
| Alpine Juniper Juniperus communis Juniperus communis, the Common Juniper, is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae. It has the largest range of any woody plant, throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic south in mountains to around 30°N latitude in North America, Europe and Asia.-... |
Juniperus communis ssp. nana | H15 |
| Scots Pine | Pinus sylvestris | W18 |
| English Oak | Quercus robur | W10 British NVC community W10 NVC community W10 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community, except in Scotland... |
| Sessile Oak Sessile Oak Quercus petraea , the Sessile Oak, also known as the Durmast Oak, is a species of oak native to most of Europe, and into Anatolia.-Description:... |
Quercus petraea | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , W17 |
| Grey Willow | Salix cinerea | W1, W2, W3 |
| Bay Willow Bay Willow Salix pentandra is a species of willow native to northern Europe and northern Asia.It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 14 m tall , usually growing in wet, boggy ground. The leaves are glossy dark green, 5-12 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, with a finely serrated margin... |
Salix pentandra | W3 |
| Yew Taxus baccata Taxus baccata is a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may be now known as the English yew, or European yew.-Description:It is a small-... |
Taxus baccata | W13 |
Other dicotyledons
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| A lady's-mantle | Alchemilla glabra | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... |
| Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella Anagallis tenella known in Britain as the Bog Pimpernel, is a low growing, perennial plant found in a variety of damp habitats from calcareous dune slacks to boggy and peaty heaths in Eurasia but absent from North America... |
Anagallis tenella | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Wild Angelica Wild Angelica Wild Angelica is a species of plant that grows about one metre tall. It has broad, double-finned leaves. The stem is coarse, tubular and violet at the bottom, with broad leaf shafts.At the top the stem has fine hairs.... |
Angelica sylvestris | W3, MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Alpine bearberry | Arctostaphylos alpinu | H17 |
| Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with names for this species including Kinnikinnick and Pinemat manzanita, one of several related species referred to as Bearberry... |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | H16 |
| Thyme-leaved Sandwort | Arenaria serpyllifolia | SD19 British NVC community SD19 NVC community SD19 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities associated with foredunes and mobile dunes.It is a widespread coastal community... |
| Thrift Armeria maritima Armeria maritima is the botanical name for a species of flowering plant.It is a popular garden flower, known by several common names, including thrift, sea thrift, and sea pink. The plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower... |
Armeria maritima | MC1 British NVC community MC1 British NVC community MC1 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is found locally in coastal areas of western and southern Britain... , MC2 British NVC community MC2 British NVC community MC2 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... , MC3 British NVC community MC3 British NVC community MC3 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... , MC5 |
| Spear-leaved Orache | Atriplex prostata agg. | MC6 British NVC community MC6 British NVC community MC6 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... |
| Sea Beet Sea beet The sea beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima , is a member of the family Chenopodiaceae. Carl Linnaeus first described Beta vulgaris in 1753; in the second edition of Species Plantarum in 1762 he divided the species into wild and cultivated varieties, giving the name Beta maritima to the wide... |
Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima | MC6 British NVC community MC6 British NVC community MC6 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... |
| Wild Cabbage | Brassica oleracea | MC4 |
| Sea Rocket | Cakile maritima | SD2 British NVC community SD2 NVC community SD2 is one of two strandline community in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a fairly widely distributed community... |
| Heather Calluna Calluna vulgaris is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing perennial shrub growing to tall, or rarely to and taller, and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade... |
Calluna vulgaris | H1, H2, H3, H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... , H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13, H14, H15, H16, H17, H21, H22 |
| Marsh-marigold | Caltha palustris | W3, MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Harebell Harebell Campanula rotundifolia is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant in the bellflower family native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.In Scotland, it is often known as the Bluebell... |
Campanula rotundifolia | CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... |
| Cuckooflower | Cardamine pratensis | W3 |
| Carline Thistle | Carlina vulgaris | CG1 |
| Black Knapweed | Centaurea nigra | MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... |
| Sea Mouse-ear | Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum | MC5 |
| Common Mouse-ear | Cerastium fontanum | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG6 British NVC community MG6 British NVC community MG6 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a virtually ubiquitous community of the British... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Corn Marigold | Chrysanthemum segetum | OV4 |
| Pignut | Conopodium majus | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... |
| Dwarf cornel Cornus suecica Cornus suecica is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cornus , native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia, and also locally in extreme northeastern and northwestern North America.These plants are herbaceous perennials growing to 5–15 cm tall, with few pairs of... |
Cornus suecica | H22 |
| Smooth Hawk's-beard | Crepis capillaris | OV5 |
| Rock Samphire Rock samphire Samphire or rock samphire, Crithmum maritimum, is the sole species of the genus Crithmum. It is an edible wild plant found on southern and western coasts of Britain and Ireland, on mediterranean and western coasts of Europe including the Canary Islands, North Africa and the Black Sea... |
Crithmum maritimum | MC1 British NVC community MC1 British NVC community MC1 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is found locally in coastal areas of western and southern Britain... |
| Crosswort Crosswort Crosswort is a name commonly applied to several plants, including:* Crucianella stylosa * Cruciata laevipes * Lysimachia quadrifolia... |
Cruciata laevipes | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Ivy-leaved Toadflax Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis is a flowering plant native to Mediterranean Europe and widely naturalised elsewhere. It spreads quickly, growing up to tall—it commonly grows in rock and wall crevices, and along footpaths. The leaves are evergreen, rounded to heart-shaped, long and wide, three-seven lobed,... |
Cymbalaria muralis | OV42 British NVC community OV42 British NVC community OV42 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Sea Carrot | Daucus carota ssp. gummifer | MC4 |
| Round-leaved Sundew | Drosera rotundifolia | M2 |
| Crowberry Empetrum nigrum Empetrum nigrum is a species of crowberry known as black crowberry which is native to most northern areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as the Falkland Islands in the southern hemisphere.... |
Empetrum nigrum ssp nigrum | H13 |
| Mountain Crowberry Empetrum nigrum Empetrum nigrum is a species of crowberry known as black crowberry which is native to most northern areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as the Falkland Islands in the southern hemisphere.... |
Empetrum nigrum ssp hermaphroditum | H20, H22 |
| Broad-leaved Willowherb | Epilobium montanum | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Bell Heather | Erica cinerea | H2, H3, H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... , H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... , H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , H8, H10, H15, H16 |
| Cross-leaved Heath | Erica tetralix | M2, H3, H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... , H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Cornish Heath Cornish heath The Cornish heath is a species of heath that bears pink flowers and mid-green foliage. This is a shrub, reaching 0.75 m by 0.75 m. Its English name comes from the fact that, in Great Britain, it is only found on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, where the unusual geology gives rise to the alkaline... |
Erica vagans | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... , H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... |
| Common Stork's-bill | Erodium cicutarium | OV5 |
| Meadowsweet Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, commonly known as Meadowsweet, is a perennial herb in the family Rosaceae that grows in damp meadows. It is native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia... |
Filipendula ulmaria | W3, MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine | SD3 British NVC community SD3 NVC community SD3 is one of two strandline community in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a fairly localised community of northern Britain... |
| Common Marsh-bedstraw | Galium palustre | W1, W3 |
| Heath Bedstraw | Galium saxatile | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , H18, H20, |
| Dove's-foot Crane's-bill | Geranium molle | OV5 |
| Wood Crane's-bill | Geranium sylvaticum | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... |
| Water Avens Water Avens Geum rivale, the Water Avens, is a flowering plant of the family Rosaceae. Other names for the plant are Nodding Avens, Drooping Avens, Cure All and Water Flower. It is native to much of Europe, with the exception of Mediterranean areas, as well as some parts of Central Asia and North... |
Geum rivale | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , W3 |
| Yellow Horned-poppy | Glaucium flavum | SD1 |
| Common Rock-rose | Helianthemum nummularium | CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Common Hogweed Common Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, common names Common Hogweed or Cow parsnip, is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant of the family Apiaceae. It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed... |
Heracleum sphondylium | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Mouse-ear Hawkweed Mouse-ear Hawkweed Mouse-ear Hawkweed is a yellow-flowered species of Asteraceae, native to Europe and northern Asia. It produces single, citrus-colored inflorescences. It is an allelopathic plant... |
Hieracium pilosella | CG1, CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG7 |
| Sea Sandwort | Honkenya peploides | SD2 British NVC community SD2 NVC community SD2 is one of two strandline community in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a fairly widely distributed community... |
| Common Cat's-ear | Hypochaeris radicata | H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... |
| Meadow Vetchling Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis or Meadow vetchling, also known as the Meadow Pea and Meadow pea-vine, is a perennial legume that grows to 1.2 m in height.... |
Lathyrus pratensis | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... |
| Autumn Hawkbit | Leontodon autumnalis | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Rough Hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG7 |
| Scots Lovage | Ligusticum scoticum | MC2 British NVC community MC2 British NVC community MC2 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... |
| Fairy Flax | Linum catharticum | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Honeysuckle Honeysuckle Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 180 species of honeysuckle, 100 of which occur in China; Europe, India and North America have only about 20 native species each... |
Lonicera periclymenum | W10 British NVC community W10 NVC community W10 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community, except in Scotland... |
| Bird's-foot Trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , CG1, CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG3, CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG6 British NVC community CG6 NVC community CG6 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... |
| Sea Mayweed | Matricaria maritima | MC6 British NVC community MC6 British NVC community MC6 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... , SD3 British NVC community SD3 NVC community SD3 is one of two strandline community in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a fairly localised community of northern Britain... |
| Bogbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | M1 |
| Dog's Mercury Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis, commonly known as dog's mercury, is a woodland plant found in much of Europe, but almost absent from Ireland, Orkney and Shetland. A member of the spurge family , it is a herbaceous, downy perennial with erect stems bearing simple, serrate leaves. The dioecious inflorescences... |
Mercurialis perennis | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , W8 British NVC community W8 NVC community W8 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community... , W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... |
| Wood-sorrel | Oxalis acetosella | W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| Pellitory-of-the-wall | Parietaria diffusa | OV41 British NVC community OV41 British NVC community OV41 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Buck's-horn Plantain | Plantago coronopus) | MC5, MC10 British NVC community MC10 British NVC community MC10 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.... |
| Ribwort Plantain | Plantago lanceolata | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , CG1, CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG3, H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , MC10 British NVC community MC10 British NVC community MC10 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... |
| Sea Plantain | Plantago maritima | H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , MC10 British NVC community MC10 British NVC community MC10 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.... |
| Knotgrass | Polygonum aviculare | OV4 |
| Silverweed Silverweed Argentina anserina, also known as Common Silverweed, Silverweed Cinquefoil or just "silverweed", is a flowering perennial plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, often on river shores and in grassy habitats such as meadows and road-sides... |
Potentilla anserina | MG11 British NVC community MG11 British NVC community MG11 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three types of mesotrophic grassland classified as grass-dominated inundation communities.It is a quite localised community... , SD17 British NVC community SD17 NVC community SD17 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of five communities associated with dune slacks.... |
| Tormentil Tormentil Common Tormentil is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the rose family , also known as Septfoil or simply as "tormentil" .-Characteristics:It is a low, clumb-forming plant with slender, procumbent... |
Potentilla erecta | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... , H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... , H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... , H10, H15, H21 |
| Self-heal | Prunella vulgaris | CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... |
| Meadow Buttercup Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia. Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup. The plant is also known as an introduced species across much of the rest of the world, including Australia... |
Ranunculus acris | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Creeping Buttercup Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens is a flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to Europe, Asia and northwestern Africa. It is also called Creeping Crowfoot and Sitfast.-Growth:... |
Ranunculus repens | MG10 British NVC community MG10 British NVC community MG10 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands... |
| Roseroot | Rhodiola rosea | MC3 British NVC community MC3 British NVC community MC3 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... |
| Cloudberry | Rubus chamaemorus | H22 |
| Bramble Bramble Brambles are thorny plants of the genus Rubus, in the rose family . Bramble fruit is the fruit of any such plant, including the blackberry and raspberry. The word comes from Germanic *bram-bezi, whence also German Brombeere , Dutch Braam and French framboise... |
Rubus fruticosus agg. | W8 British NVC community W8 NVC community W8 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community... , W10 British NVC community W10 NVC community W10 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community, except in Scotland... |
| Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... , MC3 British NVC community MC3 British NVC community MC3 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... , MC12 |
| Curled Dock Curled Dock Curled Dock , also known as Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock, sometimes as "narrow-leaved dock" , and ambiguously as "garden patience", is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and Western Asia.The mature plant is a reddish brown colour, and... |
Rumex crispus | SD1 |
| Procumbent Pearlwort | Sagina procumbens | OV20 British NVC community OV20 British NVC community OV20 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| annual species of glasswort | Salicornia spp. | SM10 |
| Salad Burnet Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor is a plant in the family Rosaceae that is native to western, central and southern Europe; northwest Africa and southwest Western Asia; and which has naturalized in most of North America... |
Sanguisorba minor | CG1, CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG3, CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Great Burnet | Sanguisorba officinalis) | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... |
| Small Scabious | Scabiosa columbaria | CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Biting Stonecrop | Sedum acre | MC5 |
| English Stonecrop | Sedum anglicum | MC5 |
| Groundsel | Senecio vulgaris | OV5 |
| Saw-wort | Serratula tinctoria | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Red Campion Red Campion Red campion is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native throughout central, western and northern Europe, and locally in southern Europe.... |
Silene dioica | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Corn Spurrey | Spergula arvensis | OV4, OV5 |
| Greater Sea-spurrey | Spergularia rupicola | MC1 British NVC community MC1 British NVC community MC1 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is found locally in coastal areas of western and southern Britain... |
| Common Chickweed Common 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 | MC7, OV5 |
| Annual Sea-blite | Suaeda maritima | SM10 |
| Devil's-bit Scabious | Succisa pratensis | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale agg. | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , CG6 British NVC community CG6 NVC community CG6 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Wild Thyme Wild thyme Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland Thyme, Wild Thyme or Creeping Thyme is a species of thyme native to most of Europe and North Africa. It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub growing to 2 cm tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm long, with oval evergreen leaves... |
Thymus praecox | CG1, CG2 British NVC community CG2 NVC community CG2 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... , CG5 British NVC community CG5 NVC community CG5 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... , CG7, H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... |
| Large Thyme | Thymus pulegioides | CG7 |
| Red Clover Red clover Trifolium pratense is a species of clover, native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions.... |
Trifolium pratense) | MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... |
| White Clover White clover Trifolium repens, the white clover , is a species of clover native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia... |
Trifolium repens) | MG3 British NVC community MG3 British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of northern England... , MG4 British NVC community MG4 British NVC community MG4 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a localised community of central England... , MG5 British NVC community MG5 British NVC community MG5 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is widely distributed community though common only in... , MG6 British NVC community MG6 British NVC community MG6 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.This community is a virtually ubiquitous community of the British... , MG8 British NVC community MG8 British NVC community MG8 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread but localised community of the British lowlands... |
| Common Gorse Common Gorse Ulex europaeus, gorse, common gorse, furze or whin is an evergreen shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to western Europe from the northerly point of the United Kingdom south to Portugal, and from the westerly point of the Republic of Ireland east to Galicia in Poland and Ukraine.-Description:It... |
Ulex europaeus | H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... |
| Western Gorse | Ulex gallii | H4 British NVC community H4 NVC community H4 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a relatively localised community... , H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... , H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... , H8 |
| Dwarf Gorse | Ulex minor | H2, H3 |
| Stinging Nettle | Urtica dioica | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Vaccinium myrtillus is an almost Holarctic species of shrub with edible fruit, usually simply referred to as "bilberry" or "whortleberry". It is more precidely called Common Bilberry or Blue Whortleberry, to distinguish it from its Vaccinium relatives... |
Vaccinium myrtillus | H12, H18, H19, H20, H21, H22 |
| Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a short evergreen shrub in the heath family that bears edible sour fruit, native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. In the past it was seldom cultivated, but fruit was commonly collected in the wild. ... |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | H16, H19, H22 |
| Marsh Valerian | Valeriana dioica | W3 |
| Common Valerian | Valeriana officinalis | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Common Dog-violet | Viola riviniana | W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , H6 British NVC community H6 NVC community H6 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.... , CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... |
Other monocotyledons
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Bluebell Common Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, commonly known as the common bluebell, is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial plant. -Taxonomy:... |
Hyacinthoides non-scripta | MC12 |
| Broad-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton natans | A9 |
| Spring Squill | Scilla verna | H7 British NVC community H7 NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.... |
| Narrow-leaved Eelgrass | Zostera angustifolia | SM1 |
| Eelgrass Zostera marina Zostera marina is a species of seagrass known by the common names common eelgrass and seawrack. It is an aquatic plant native to marine environments on the coastlines of mostly northern sections of North America and Eurasia. It is the most wide-ranging marine flowering plant in the Northern... |
Zostera marina | SM1 |
| Dwarf Eelgrass | Zostera noltei | SM1 |
Ferns
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Wall-rue | Asplenium ruta-muraria | OV39 British NVC community OV39 British NVC community OV39 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Maidenhair Spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes | OV39 British NVC community OV39 British NVC community OV39 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Hard fern Blechnum spicant Blechnum spicant is a species of fern known by the common names Deer fern or hard fern. It is native to Europe and western North America. Like some other Blechnum it has two types of leaves... |
Blechnum spicant | H21 |
| Male Fern | Dryopteris filix-mas | W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... , MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Bracken Bracken Bracken are several species of large, coarse ferns of the genus Pteridium. Ferns are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells . Brackens are in the family Dennstaedtiaceae, which are noted for their large, highly... |
Pteridium aquilinum | W10 British NVC community W10 NVC community W10 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community, except in Scotland... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
Clubmosses
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Fir clubmoss | Huperzia selago | H17 |
Mosses
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Pointed Spear-moss | Calliergon cuspidatum | W3, SD17 British NVC community SD17 NVC community SD17 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is one of five communities associated with dune slacks.... |
| Yellow Starry Feather-moss | Campylium stellatum | H5 British NVC community H5 NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.It is a very localised community... |
| Broom Fork-moss | Dicranum scoparium sensu lato | H1, H12, H16, H18, H21, H22 |
| Common Feather-moss | Eurhynchium praelongum | W8 British NVC community W8 NVC community W8 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widely distributed community... , W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... |
| Common Striated Feather-moss | Eurhynchium striatum | W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... |
| Swartz's Feather-moss | Eurhynchium swartzii | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Silky Wall Feather-moss | Homalothecium sericeum | OV39 British NVC community OV39 British NVC community OV39 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
| Glittering Wood-moss | Hylocomium splendens | CG10 British NVC community CG10 NVC community CG10 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , H16, H20, H21, H22 |
| Cypress-leaved Plait-moss and allied species | Hypnum cupressiforme sensu lato | H1, CG7, H14, H15, H21 |
| Heath Plait-moss | Hypnum jutlandicum | H12, H16 |
| Swan's-neck Thyme-moss | Mnium hornum | W3 |
| Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss | Plagiomnium undulatum | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... |
| Dented Silk-moss | Plagiothecium denticulatum | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... |
| Waved Silk-moss | Plagiothecium undulatum | H21 |
| Pleurozium schreberi | Pleurozium schreberi | H12, H16, H18, H20, H21, H22 |
| Nodding Thread-moss | Pohlia nutans | H9 |
| Common Haircap | Polytrichum commune | M4 British NVC community M4 NVC community M4 is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community of northern and western Britain... , U6 |
| Neat Feather-moss | Pseudoscleropodium purum | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... , CG6 British NVC community CG6 NVC community CG6 is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.It is a comparatively widely... |
| Woolly Fringe-moss | Racomitrium lanuginosum | H13, H14, H15, H17, H19, H20 |
| Little Shaggy-moss | Rhytidiadelphus loreus | H20, H21, H22 |
| Springy Turf-moss | Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus | W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
| Dotted Thyme-moss | Rhizomnium punctatum | W3 |
| Seaside Grimmia | Schistidium maritimum | MC2 British NVC community MC2 British NVC community MC2 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.This community is confined to Scotland... |
| Cow-horn Bog-moss | Sphagnum auriculatum | M1 |
| Acute-leaved bog-moss | Sphagnum capillifolium | H21, H22 |
| Feathery Bog-moss | Sphagnum cuspidatum | M1, M2, M4 British NVC community M4 NVC community M4 is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community of northern and western Britain... |
| Flat-topped / Flexuous Bog-mosses | Sphagnum recurvum | M2, M4 British NVC community M4 NVC community M4 is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community of northern and western Britain... |
| Common Tamarisk-moss | Thuidium tamariscinum | W9 British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and... , W11 British NVC community W11 NVC community W11 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain... |
Liverworts
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Bifid Crestwort | Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato | MG2 British NVC community MG2 British NVC community MG2 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a localised community found only in northern England... , U6 |
| Purple spoonwort | Pleurozia purpurea | H15 |
| Wall Scalewort | Porella platyphylla | OV39 British NVC community OV39 British NVC community OV39 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system... |
Lichens
| English name | Scientific name | Communities |
| Alectoria nigricans | Alectoria nigricans | H13 |
| Iceland moss | Cetraria islandica | H13, H19 |
| Cladonia arbuscula | Cladonia arbuscula | H13, H14, H17, H19, H22 |
| Cladonia impexa | Cladonia impexa | H16 |
| Reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia rangiferina, also known as Reindeer lichen , lat., is a light-colored, fruticose lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. It grows in both hot and cold climates in well-drained, open environments. Found primarily in areas of alpine tundra, it is extremely cold-hardy.Other common names... |
Cladonia rangiferina | H13 |
| Cladonia uncialis | Cladonia uncialis | H15, H17, H19, H20 |
| Cornicularia aculeata | Cornicularia aculeata | SD11, H13 |