British NVC community SD11

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NVC community SD11 (Carex arenaria - Cornicularia aculeata dune community) is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

It is one of four communities associated with fixed dunes.

It is a comparatively localised community. There are two subcommunities.

[edit] Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

  • Sand Sedge (Carex arenaria)
  • the lichen Cornicularia aculeata

The following rare species are also associated with the community:

  • Purple Milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus)
  • Grey Hair-grass (Corynephorus canescens)

[edit] Distribution

This community is found on the east coast, mostly on the sand-dunes of Norfolk and Suffolk, but also in Aberdeenshire and on the south coast of Kent. It is also found inland, in The Brecks on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

[edit] Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:

  • the Ammophila arenaria subcommunity
  • the Festuca ovina subcommunity


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The British National Vegetation Classification

Woodlands and scrub: W1 * W2 * W3 * W4 * W5 * W6 * W7 * W8 * W9 * W10 * W11 * W12 * W13 * W14 * W15 * W16 * W17 * W18 * W19 * W20 * W21 * W22 * W23 * W24 * W25
Mires: M1 * M2 * M3 * M4 * M5 * M6 * M7 * M8 * M9 * M10 * M11 * M12 * M13 * M14 * M15 * M16 * M17 * M18 * M19 * M20 * M21 * M22 * M23 * M24 * M25 * M26 * M27 * M28 * M29 * M30 * M31 * M32 * M33 * M34 * M35 * M36 * M37 * M38 * Heaths: H1 * H2 * H3 * H4 * H5 * H6 * H7 * H8 * H9 * H10 * H11 * H12 * H13 * H14 * H15 * H16 * H17 * H18 * H19 * H20 H21 * H22
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Aquatic communities: A1 * A2 * A3 * A4 * A5 * A6 * A7 * A8 * A9 * A10 * A11 * A12 * A13 * A14 * A15 * A16 * A17 * A18 * A19 * A20 A21 * A22 * A23 * A24
Swamps and tall-herb fens: S1 * S2 * S3 * S4 * S5 * S6 * S7 * S8 * S9 * S10 * S11 * S12 * S13 * S14 * S15 * S16 * S17 * S18 * S19 * S20 S21 * S22 * S23 * S24 * S25 * S26 * S27 * S28
Saltmarshes: SM1 * SM2 * SM3 * SM4 * SM5 * SM6 * SM7 * SM8 * SM9 * SM10 * SM11 * SM12 * SM13 * SM14 * SM15 * SM16 * SM17 * SM18 * SM19 * SM20 SM21 * SM22 * SM23 * SM24 * SM25 * SM26 * SM27 * SM28
Shingle, strandline and sand-dunes: SD1 * SD2 * SD3 * SD4 * SD5 * SD6 * SD7 * SD8 * SD9 * SD10 * SD11 * SD12 * SD13 * SD14 * SD15 * SD16 * SD17 * SD18 * SD19
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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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