British NVC community MG3
British NVC community MG3 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.
This community is a localised community of northern England. There are three subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:- Common Bent
- The lady's-mantle
- Sweet Vernal-grass
- Common Mouse-ear
- Pignut
- Cock's-foot
- Red Fescue
- Wood Crane's-bill
- Yorkshire-fog
- Ribwort Plantain
- Rough Meadow-grass
- Meadow Buttercup
- Common Sorrel
- Great Burnet
- White Clover
Distribution
This community, although widespread in the past, is now almost confined to a few upland valleys in County Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:- the Bromus hordaceus ssp. hordaceus subcommunity
- the Briza media subcommunity
- the 'Arrhenatherum elatius'' subcommunity'''