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British NVC community OV15

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British NVC community OV15 (Anagallis arvensis - Veronica persica community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two arable weed communities of light lime-rich soils.

It is a widely distributed community in south-east England, but is found only locally, its distribution being restricted to areas of suitable soils.

There are four subcommunities.

Community composition

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The following constant species are found in this community:

Two rare species are associated with the community:

A distinctive feature of most occurrences of this community is the presence, in mid- to late-summer, of Kickxia, represented by one or both of K. spuria and K. elatine, and Euphorbia exigua.

Distribution

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This community occurs widely across south-east England, but, being dependent on lime-rich soils, it occurs only locally, typically as a weed community of cereal crops.

It is essentially the same as the Kickxietum spuriae assemblage described by Kruseman and Vlieger.

Subcommunities

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There are three subcommunities:

  • the Stellaria media - Convolvulus arvensis subcommunity
  • the Legousia hybrida - Chaenorhinum minus subcommunity
  • the Agrostis stolonifera - Phascum cuspidatum subcommunity

References

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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.

Kruseman, G; Vlieger, J (1939). "Akkerassociaties in Nederland". Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief. 49. Utrecht: Nederlandsche Botanische Vereeniging: 327–98.