British NVC community H7
NVC community H7 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities categorised as maritime heaths.
It is a fairly widespread coastal community. There are five subcommunities.
Community composition
The following eleven constant species are found in this community:- Heather
- Bell Heather
- Sheep's Fescue
- Yorkshire-fog
- Common Cat's-ear
- Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Ribwort Plantain
- Sea Plantain
- Tormentil
- Spring Squill
- Wild Thyme
- Chives
- Purple Milk-vetch
- Cornish Heath
- Portland Spurge
- Hairy Greenweed
- Fringed Rupturewort
- Land Quillwort
- Spring Sandwort
- Scottish Primrose
- Autumn Squill
- Spring Squill
- Autumn Ladies'-tresses
- Twin-headed Clover
- Western Clover