British NVC community MC5
British NVC community MC5 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 cliff crevice and ledge communities.
This community is widespread on the western coasts of Britain, and localised on coasts elsewhere. There are four subcommunities.
Community composition
Six constant species are found in this community:The following rare species are associated with this community:
- Chives
- Purple Milk-vetch
- Wild Cabbage
- Common Centaury
- Hairy Greenweed
- Fringed Rupturewort
- Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
- Early Sand-grass
- Spring Sandwort
- Small Restharrow
- Orange Bird's-foot
- Bulbous Meadow-grass
- Early Meadow-grass
- Four-leaved Allseed
- Sand Crocus
- Autumn Squill
- Spring Squill
- Field Fleawort
- Western Clover
- Suffocated Clover
Distribution
This community is found widely on the coast of the South West Peninsula, and on western coasts of Wales and Scotland. It is more localised on the eastern coast of Scotland, with one stand recorded from Sussex.Subcommunities
There are four subcommunities:- the Desmazeria marina subcommunity
- the Anthyllis vulneraria subcommunity
- the Aira praecox subcommunity'
- the Arenaris serpyllifolia'' subcommunity'''