British NVC community H2

NVC community H2 (Calluna vulgaris - Ulex minor heath) is one of the

system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.

It has a localised distribution in southern England. There are three

subcommunities

.

Community composition

The following

constant species

are found in this community:

• Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
• Wavy Hair-grass
  (Deschampsia flexuosa)
• Bell Heather
  (Erica cinerea)
• Dwarf Gorse
  (Ulex minor)

Two

(Genista pilosa), are associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is confined to southern England, from Dorset to Surrey and Kent, with the greatest concentrations occurring in the New Forest, Hampshire.

Subcommunities

There are three

:

• the so-called typical subcommunity
• the Vaccinium myrtillus subcommunity
• the Molinia caerulea subcommunity

References

• ISBN 0-521-62720-6
  (paperback)