British NVC community OV42

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OV42
Cymbalaria muralis community
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Ivy-leaved toadflax ( Cymbalaria muralis ), with Wall-rue ( Asplenium ruta-muraria ) also present
Volume5 - Vegetation of open habitats
Constant speciesIvy-leaved oadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)
Rare speciesNone
British National Vegetation Classification
Terminology

British NVC community OV42 (Cymbalaria muralis community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities of crevice, scree and spoil vegetation.

Contents

It is widely distributed in suitable habitat throughout the lowlands of Britain.

There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

One constant species is found in this community:

No rare species are associated with the community.

Distribution

This is a widely distributed community throughout lowland Britain. It is found in sunny positions in crevices in stone and brick walls. In the south and east it can occur with, or be replaced by, the Parietaria diffusa community (OV41). On walls with a more lime-rich mortar the Asplenium trichomanes - Asplenium ruta-muraria community (OV39) can replace it.

This community is the British equivalent of the Cymbalarietum muralis Görs 1966 syntaxon, which has been described from other parts of Europe.

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British NVC community OV6 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.

British NVC community OV13 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of eight arable weed and wasteland communities of fertile loams and clays.

British NVC community OV14 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of eight arable weed and wasteland communities of fertile loams and clays.

British NVC community OV18 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

British NVC community OV19 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

British NVC community OV21 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

British NVC community OV22 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

British NVC community OV23 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities characteristic of gateways, tracksides and courtyards.

British NVC community OV24 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities.

British NVC community OV25 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities.

British NVC community OV26 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities.

British NVC community OV27 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities.

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.