British NVC community SM10

British NVC community SM10 (Transitional low-marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima, annual Salicornia species and Suaeda maritima) is one of the salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

This community is found in a number of coastal areas. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Common Saltmarsh-grass (Puccinellia maritima)
annual species of glasswort (Salicornia spp.)
Annual Sea-blite (Suaeda maritima)

One rare species, Perennial Glasswort (Sarcocornia perennis), is also associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is found in coastal areas in the Solway Firth, south Cumbria, Lancashire, west and south Wales, Hampshire, The Wash and north Lincolnshire.

References

Rodwell, J. S. (2000) British Plant Communities Volume 5 - Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats ISBN 0-521-39167-9 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-64476-3 (paperback)

The British National Vegetation Classification : 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