British NVC community OV27

British NVC community OV27 (Epilobium angustifolium community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities.

This community is found throughout lowland Britain in suitable habitats.

There are five subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species is found in this community:

Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium)

There are no rare species associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is found throughout lowland Britain in suitable habitats. It occurs on damp, fertile, disturbed soils, in woodlands, on heaths, on road verges and railway embankments, and on recreational and waste ground. It is particularly characteristic of areas that have been burned by fires.

Subcommunities

There are five subcommunities:

the Holcus lanatus - Festuca ovina subcommunity
the Urtica dioica - Cirsium arvense subcommunity
the Rubus fruticosus agg. - Dryopteris dilitata subcommunity
the Acer pseudoplatanus - Sambucus nigra subcommunity
the Ammophila arenaria 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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