British NVC community CG10
NVC community CG10 (Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris - Thymus praecox grassland) is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Of the upland group of calcicolous grasslands, it is the only one with a short sward associated with heavy grazing.
It is a comparatively widely distributed community in the British uplands. There are three subcommunities.
The following constant species are found in this community:
The following rare species are also associated with the community:
- the Lady's-mantle (Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. filicaulis)
- the Lady's-mantle (Alchemilla wichurae)
- Hair Sedge (Carex capillaris)
- Soft-leaved Sedge (Carex montana)
- Rock Sedge (Carex rupestris)
- Hoary Whitlowgrass (Draba incana)
- Limestone Bedstraw (Galium sterneri)
- Spring Sandwort (Minuartia verna)
- Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)
- Dwarf Cudweed (Omalotheca supina)
- Alpine Pearlwort (Sagina saginoides)
- Dwarf Willow (Salix herbacea)
- Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens)
- Scottish Asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla)
Distribution
This community is found widely on calcareous upland sites in Scotland, northern England and Wales.
Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:
- the Trifolium repens - Luzula campestris subcommunity
- the Carex pulicaris - Carex panicea subcommunity
- the Saxifraga aizoides - Ditrichum flexicaule subcommunity
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