British NVC community SM24
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British NVC community SM24 (Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community) is one of the saltmarsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
This community is found in a number of coastal areas, but is not recorded from Scotland. There are no subcommunities.
[edit] Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
- Sea Couch (Elymus pycnanthus)
No rare species are associated with the community.
[edit] Distribution
This community is found primarily in four coastal areas: The Wash/north Norfolk, Essex/Suffolk, along the English South Coast, and in Northwest England, although in this latter area, stands are small. It is also recorded from the Bristol Channel, the Isle of Man and in northeast England.
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
