British NVC community SD17

NVC community SD17 (Potentilla anserina - Carex nigra dune-slack community) 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.

It is a very localised community. There are four subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

• Creeping Bent (Agrostis stolonifera)
• Common Sedge (Carex nigra)
• Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
• Pointed Spear-moss (Calliergon cuspidatum)

No rare species are associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is found in two areas - on the east coast, from Spurn Point to northwest Norfolk, and on the dunes of Liverpool Bay.And north Wales.

Subcommunities

There are three subcommunities:

• the Festuca rubra - Ranunculus repens subcommunity
• the Carex flacca subcommunity
• the Caltha palustris subcommunity
• the Hydrocotyle vulgaris - Ranunculus flammula subcommunity

References

• Rodwell, J. S. (2000) British Plant Communities Volume 5 - Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats ISBN 0-521-39167-9 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-64476-3 (paperback)