British NVC Community M23 (Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – Galium palustre rush-pasture)

NVC community M23 (Juncus effusus/acutiflorus - Galium palustre rush-pasture)is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Community Composition

The following species are found in this community

Juncus effusus (Common Rush)
Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp Flowered Rush)
Galium palustre (Marsh Bedstraw)
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) - the most common grass in this community

References

JNCC Report No. 394 The European context of British Lowland Grasslands J.S. Rodwell1, V. Morgan2, R.G. Jefferson3 & D. Moss4 February 2007 JNCC, Peterborough 2007 ISSN 0963-8091 http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/jncc394_webpt2v2.pdf
National Vegetation Classification field guide to mires and heaths by Joint Nature Conservation Committee, pages 50 and 51. http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/mires_heaths.pdf

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