British NVC community SD2
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NVC community SD2 (Honkenya peploides - Cakile maritima strandline community) is one of two strandline community in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a fairly widely distributed community. There are no subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
Two constant species, Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima) and Sea Sandwort (Honkenya peploides), are found in this community.
One rare species, Ray's Knotgrass (Polygonum oxyspermum ssp. raii), is also associated with the community:
[edit] Distribution
This community is found in many localities in Scotland, on the east coast of England, in North Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Isles of Scilly.
Woodlands and scrub • Mires • Heaths • Mesotrophic grasslands • Calcicolous grasslands • Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities • Aquatic communities • Swamps and tall-herb fens • Saltmarshes • Shingle, strandline and sand-dunes • Maritime cliff communities • Vegetation of open habitats
Full list of communities • Terminology • British Plant Communities • List of constant species • List of rare species
