List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification

The following is the list of the 286 plant communities which comprise the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC). These are grouped by major habitat category, as used in the five volumes of British Plant Communities, the standard work describing the NVC.

Woodland and scrub communities

The following 25 communities are described in Volume 1 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Mires

The following 38 communities are described in Volume 2 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Mires in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Heaths

The following 22 communities are described in Volume 2 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Heaths in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Mesotrophic grasslands

The following 13 communities are described in Volume 3 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Mesotrophic grasslands in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Calcicolous grasslands

The following 14 communities are described in Volume 3 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Calcicolous grasslands in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities

The following 21 communities are described in Volume 3 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

  • U1 Festuca ovina - Agrostris capillaris - Rumex acetosella grassland
  • U2 Deschampsia flexuosa grassland
  • U3 Agrostis curtisii grassland
  • U4 Festuca ovina - Agrostris capillaris - Galium saxatile grassland
  • U5 Nardus stricta - Galium saxatile grassland
  • U6 Juncus squarrosus - Festuca ovina grassland
  • U7 Nardus stricta - Carex bigelowii grass-heath
  • U8 Carex bigelowii - Polytrichum alpinum sedge-heath
  • U9 Juncus trifidus - Racomitrium lanuginosum rush-heath
  • U10 Carex bigelowii - Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath
  • U11 Polytrichum sexangulare - Kiaeria starkei snow-bed
  • U12 Salix herbacea - Racomitrium heterostichum snow-bed
  • U13 Deschampsia cespitosa - Galium saxatile grassland
  • U14 Alchemilla alpina - Sibbaldia procumbens dwarf-herb community
  • U15 Saxifraga aizoides - Alchemilla glabra banks
  • U16 Luzula sylvatica - Vaccinium myrtillus tall-herb community
  • U17 Luzula sylvatica - Geum rivale tall-herb community
  • U18 Cryptogramma crispa - Athyrium distentifolium snow-bed
  • U19 Thelypteris limbosperma - Blechnum spicant community
  • U20 Pteridium aquilinum - Galium saxatile community
  • U21 Cryptogramma crispa - Deschampsia flexuosa community

Aquatic communities

The following 24 communities are described in Volume 4 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Aquatic communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Swamps and tall-herb fens

The following 28 communities are described in Volume 4 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Swamps and tall-herb fens in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

  • S1 Carex elata sedge-swamp Caricetum elatae Koch 1926
  • S2 Cladium mariscus swamp and sedge-beds Cladietum marisci Zobrist 1933 emend. Pfeiffer 1961
  • S3 Carex paniculata swamp Caricetum paniculatae Wangerin 1916
  • S4 Phragmites australis swamp and reed-beds Phragmitetum australis (Gams 1927) Schmale 1939
  • S5 Glyceria maxima swamp Glycerietum maximae (Nowinski 1928) Hueck 1931 emend. Krausch 1965
  • S6 Carex riparia swamp Caricetum ripariae Soó 1928
  • S7 Carex acutiformis swamp Caricetum acutiformis Sauer 1937
  • S8 Scirpus lacustris ssp. lacustris swamp Scirpetum lacustris (Allorge 1922) Chouard 1924
  • S9 Carex rostrata swamp Caricetum rostratae Rübel 1912
  • S10 Equisetum fluviatile swamp Equisetetum fluviatile Steffen 1931 emend. Wilczek 1935
  • S11 Carex vesicaria swamp Caricetum vesicariae Br.-Bl. & Denis 1926
  • S12 Typha latifolia swamp Typhetum latifoliae Soó 1927
  • S13 Typha angustifolia swamp Typhetum angustifoliae Soó 1927
  • S14 Sparganium erectum swamp Sparganietum erecti Roll 1938
  • S15 Acorus calamus swamp Acoretum calami Schulz 1941
  • S16 Sagittaria sagittifolia swamp
  • S17 Carex pseudocyperus swamp
  • S18 Carex otrubae swamp Caricetum otrubae Mirza 1978
  • S19 Eleocharis palustris swamp Eleocharitetum palustris Schennikow 1919
  • S20 Scirpus lacustris ssp. tabernaemontani swamp Scirpetum tabernaemontani Passarge 1964
  • S21 Scirpus maritimus swamp Scirpetum maritimi (Br.-Bl. 1931) R.Tx. 1937
  • S22 Glyceria fluitans water-margin vegetation Glycerietum fluitantis Wilczek 1935
  • S23 Other water-margin vegetation Glycerio-Sparganion Br.-Bl. & Sissingh apud Boer 1942 emend. Segal
  • S24 Phragmites australis - Peucedanum palustre tall-herb fen Peucedano-Phragmitetum australis Wheeler 1978 emend.
  • S25 Phragmites australis - Eupatorium cannabinum tall-herb fen
  • S26 Phragmites australis - Urtica dioica tall-herb fen
  • S27 Carex rostrata - Potentilla palustris tall-herb fen Potentillo-Caricetum rostratae Wheeler 1980a
  • S28 Phalaris arundinacea tall-herb fen Phalaridetum arundinaceae Libbert 1931

Salt-marsh communities

The following 28 communities are described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

  • SM1 Zostera communities Zosterion Christiansen 1934
  • SM2 Ruppia maritima salt-marsh community Ruppietum maritimae Hocquette 1927
  • SM3 Eleocharis parvula salt-marsh community Eleocharitetum parvulae (Preuss 1911/12) Gillner 1960
  • SM4 Spartina maritima salt-marsh community Spartinetum maritimae (Emb. & Regn. 1926) Corillion 1953
  • SM5 Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh community Spartinetum alterniflorae Corillion 1953
  • SM6 Spartina anglica salt-marsh community Spartinetum townsendii (Tansley 1939) Corillion 1953
  • SM7 Arthrocnemum perenne stands
  • SM8 Annual Salicornia salt-marsh community Salicornietum europaeae Warming 1906
  • SM9 Suaeda maritima salt-marsh community Suaedetum maritimae (Conrad 1935) Pignatti 1953
  • SM10 Transitional low-marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima, annual Salicornia species and Suaeda maritima
  • SM11 Aster tripolium var. discoideus salt-marsh community Asteretum tripolii Tansley 1939
  • SM12 Rayed Aster tripolium on salt-marshes
  • SM13 Puccinellia maritima salt-marsh community Puccinellietum maritimae (Warming 1906) Christiansen 1927
  • SM14 Halimione portaculoides salt-marsh community Halimionetum portulacoidis (Kuhnholtz-Lordat 1927) Des Abbayes & Corillion 1949
  • SM15 Juncus maritimus - Triglochin maritima salt-marsh community
  • SM16 Festuca rubra salt-marsh community Juncetum gerardi Warming 1906
  • SM17 Artemisia maritima salt-marsh community Artemisietum maritimae Hocquette 1927
  • SM18 Juncus maritimus salt-marsh community
  • SM19 Blysmus rufus salt-marsh community Blysmetum rufi (G.E. & G. Du Rietz 1925) Gillner 1960
  • SM20 Eleocharis uniglumis salt-marsh community Eleocharitetum uniglumis Nordhagen 1923
  • SM21 Suaeda vera - Limonium binervosum salt-marsh community
  • SM22 Halimione portulacoides - Frankenia laevis salt-marsh community Limonio vulgaris - Frankenietum laevis Géhu & Géhu-Franck 1975
  • SM23 Spergularia marina - Puccinellia distans salt-marsh community Puccinellietum distantis Feekes (1934) 1945
  • SM24 Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community Atriplici-Elymetum pycnanthi Beeftink & Westhoff 1962
  • SM25 Suaeda vera drift-line community Elymo pycnanthi - Suaedetum verae (Arènes 1933) Géhu 1975
  • SM26 Inula crithmoides on salt-marshes
  • SM27 Ephermeral salt-marsh vegetation with Sagina maritima Saginion maritimae Westhoff, van Leeuwen & Adriani 1962
  • SM28 Elymus repens salt-marsh community Elymetum repentis maritimum Nordhagen 1940

Shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities

The following 19 communities are described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Maritime cliff communities

The following 12 communities are described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Vegetation of open habitats

The following 42 communities are described in Volume 5 of British Plant Communities. For an article summarising these communities see Vegetation of open habitats in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

  • OV1 Viola arvensis - Aphanes microcarpa community
  • OV2 Briza minor - Silene gallica community
  • OV3 Papaver rhoeas - Viola arvensis community Papaveretum argemones (Libbert 1933) Kruseman & Vlieger 1939
  • OV4 Chrysanthemum segetum - Spergula arvensis community Spergulo-Chrysanthemetum segetum (Br.-Bl. & De Leeuw 1936) R. Tx. 1937
  • OV5 Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community
  • OV6 Cerastium glomeratum - Fumaria borealis ssp. boraei community
  • OV7 Veronica persica - Veronica polita community Veronico - Lamietum hybridi Kruseman & Vlieger 1939
  • OV8 Veronica persica - Alopecurus myosuroides community Alopecuro-Chamomilletum recutitae Wasscher 1941
  • OV9 Matricaria perforata - Stellaria media community
  • OV10 Poa annua - Senecio vulgaris community
  • OV11 Poa annua - Stachys arvensis community
  • OV12 Poa annua - Myosotis arvensis community
  • OV13 Stellaria media - Capsella bursa-pastoris community
  • OV14 Urtica urens - Lamium amplexicaule community
  • OV15 Anagallis arvensis - Veronica persica community Kickxietum spuriae Kruseman & Vlieger 1939
  • OV16 Papaver rhoeas - Silene noctiflora community Papaveri-Sileneetum noctiflori Wasscher 1941
  • OV17 Reseda lutea - Polygonum aviculare community Descurainio-Anchusetum arvensis Silverside 1977
  • OV18 Polygonum aviculare - Chamomilla suavolens community
  • OV19 Poa annua - Matricaria perforata community
  • OV20 Poa annua - Sagina procumbens community Sagino - Bryetum argentii Diemont, Sissingh & Westhoff 1940
  • OV21 Poa annua - Plantago major community
  • OV22 Poa annua - Taraxacum officinale community
  • OV23 Lolium perenne - Dactylis glomerata community
  • OV24 Urtica dioica - Galium aparine community
  • OV25 Urtica dioica - Cirsium arvense community
  • OV26 Epilobium hirsutum community
  • OV27 Epilobium angustifolium community
  • OV28 Agrostis stolonifera - Ranunculus repens community Agrostio - Ranunculetum repentis Oberdorfer et al. 1967
  • OV29 Alopecurus geniculatus - Rorippa palustris community Ranunculo - Alopecuretum geniculati R. Tx. (1937) 1950
  • OV30 Bidens tripartita - Polygonum amphibium community Polygono - Bidentetum tripartitae Lohmeyer in R. Tx. 1950
  • OV31 Rorippa palustris - Filaginella uliginosa community
  • OV32 Myosotis scorpioides - Ranunculus sceleratus community Ranunculetum scelerati R. Tx. 1950 ex Passarge 1959
  • OV33 Polygonum lapathifolium - Poa annua community
  • OV34 Allium schoenoprasum - Plantago maritima community
  • OV35 Lythrum portula - Ranunculus flammula community
  • OV36 Lythrum hyssopifolia - Juncus bufonius community
  • OV37 Festuca ovina - Minuartia verna community Minuartio-Thlaspietum alpestris Koch 1932
  • OV38 Gymnocarpium robertianum - Arrhenatherum elatius community Gymnocarpietum robertianae (Kuhn 1937) R. Tx. 1937
  • OV39 Asplenium trichomanes - Asplenium ruta-muraria community Asplenietum trichomano-rutae-murariae R. Tx. 1937
  • OV40 Asplenium viride - Cystopteris fragilis community Asplenio viridis-Cystopteridetum fragilis (Kuhn 1939) Oberdorfer 1977
  • OV41 Parietaria diffusa community Parietarietum judaicae (Arènes 1928) Oberdorfer 1977
  • OV42 Cymbalaria muralis community Cymbalarietum muralis Görs 1966
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