British NVC community OV10

British NVC community OV10 (Poa annua - Senecio vulgaris 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 widespread community, in which four subcommunities are recognised.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

There are no rare species associated with the community.

Subcommunities

There are four subcommunities:

the Polygonum persicaria - Ranunculus repens subcommunity
the Polygonum aviculare - Matricaria perforata subcommunity
the Agrostis stolonifera - Rumex crispus subcommunity
the Dactylis glomerata - Agrostis capillaris subcommunity

Distribution

This is characteristically a pioneer weed community. Except for the Polygonum - Ranunculus subcommunity, which is mainly confined to the south and east, it is found throughout Britain, in a variety of situations, such as arable land, gardens, recreational grasslands, waysides and gateways, and on soil heaps on construction sites.

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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