British NVC community CG5

NVC community CG5 (Bromus erectus - Brachypodium pinnatum grassland) is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four communities of rank, tussocky grassland associated with low levels of grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group.

It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

The following rare species are also associated with the community:

Distribution

This community is found in lowland limestone grassland throughout England.

One noted example occurs at Barnsley Warren in Gloucestershire, and within it are 30,000 Pasqueflowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris), Britain's largest colony.[1]

Subcommunities

There are four subcommunities:

  • the so-called typical subcommunity:
  • the Hieracium spp. subcommunity

References
  • Rodwell, J. S. (1992) British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities ISBN 0-521-39166-0 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62719-2 (paperback)
  1. Rodwell, J. S. (editor) 1992, British Plant Communities volume 3, page 182
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