British NVC community MC4 (Brassica oleracea maritime cliff-ledge community)

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British NVC community MC4 (Brassica oleracea maritime cliff-ledge community) is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities.

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This community is found locally on the south coast of England. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

Four constant species are found in this community:

Three rare species are associated with this community, Wild Cabbage itself, Early Spider-orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) and Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans).

Distribution

This community is found on the south coast of Britain, in west Cornwall, Dorset and Kent.

Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:

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