British NVC community OV9

British NVC community OV9 (Matricaria perforata - Stellaria media community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of eight arable weed and wasteland communities of fertile loams and clays.

It is a widely distributed community. There are four subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Scentless mayweed (Matricaria perforata)
Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
Common chickweed (Stellaria media)

No rare species are associated with the community.

Distribution

This is a widely distributed community, found throughout the British lowlands on disturbed, well-drained ground.

Subcommunities

There are four subcommunities:

the Anagallis arvensis - Viola arvensis subcommunity
the Poa annua - Galeopsis tetrahit subcommunity
the Elymus repens - Potentilla anserina subcommunity
the Bilderdykia convolvulus - Veronica persica subcommunity

References

Rodwell, John S (ed) (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. vol 5. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.2277/0521391679. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2.

The British National Vegetation Classification: Vegetation of open habitats

OV1 OV2 OV3 OV4 OV5 OV6 OV7 OV8 OV9 OV10 OV11 OV12 OV13 OV14 OV15 OV16 OV17 OV18 OV19 OV20 OV21 OV22 OV23 OV24 OV25 OV26 OV27 OV28 OV29 OV30 OV31 OV32 OV33 OV34 OV35 OV36 OV37 OV38 OV39 OV40 OV41 OV42

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