British NVC community MC6
Appearance
British NVC community MC6 (Atriplex prostrata - Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima sea-bird cliff community) is one of the
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system. It is one of two communities associated with sea-bird cliffs.
This community is found in a number of coastal areas. There are no
subcommunities
.
Community composition
Four
constant species
are found in this community:
- Spear-leaved Orache (Atriplex prostata agg.)
- Sea Beet(Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima)
- Red Fescue(Festuca rubra)
- Sea Mayweed(Matricaria maritima)
No
rare species
are associated with this community.
Distribution
This community is found in coastal areas on the west coast of Britain from southwest Scotland to Devon, along the English south coast from Cornwall to Sussex, and at single site in Suffolk.
References
- ISBN 0-521-64476-3(paperback)