British NVC community M1

NVC community M1 is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a fairly widespread community in western Britain, but absent from the east. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum denticulatum
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum

Five rare species are associated with the community:

Bog Orchid Hammarbya paludosa
Brown Beak-sedge Rhynchospora fusca
Rannoch-rush Scheuchzeria palustris
Intermediate Bladderwort Utricularia intermedia
Golden Bog-moss ''Sphagnum pulchrum''

Distribution

This community has its main concentration in northwest Scotland, including the Outer Hebrides, Inner Hebrides, Caithness and Argyll. It is also found in southwest Scotland, Cumbria, central Wales, the New Forest, and in the Southwest peninsula.