British NVC community OV24

Last updated June 03, 2022

British NVC community OV24 (Urtica dioica - Galium aparine community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Cleavers ( Galium aparine )
Common nettle ( Urtica dioica )

There is one rare species associated with the community:

Three-cornered garlic ( Allium triquetrum )

Distribution

This community occurs widely throughout lowland Britain. Under suitable conditions, it is also found in the upland fringes. It typically occurs on disturbed, nutrient-rich soils and is frequently found around dumps of rich soil, dung, or farm waste, in neglected gardens and around abandoned buildings, on waste land, and on disturbed verges and tracks. It develops best in conditions of partial shade.

Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:

the so-called typical subcommunity
the Arrhenatherum elatius - Rubus fruticosus agg. subcommunity

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References

Rodwell, John S, ed. (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2.

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