British NVC community MC12

British NVC community MC12 is one of the [Maritime cliff Terminology used in connection with the British National Vegetation Classification|communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system|maritime cliff] communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.
This community is found locally in western coastal areas of Britain. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

Four constant species are found in this community:

Red fescue, Festuca rubra
Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Common sorrel, Rumex acetosa
Yorkshire-fog, Holcus lanatus

One rare species, spring squill, is associated with this community.

Distribution

This community is found locally in coastal areas in the west of Britain from Devon and Cornwall north to Skye.

Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:

the Armeria maritima subcommunity'
the Ranunculus ficaria'' subcommunity'''