British NVC community OV6
British NVC community OV6 is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.
It is a widespread community. There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:- Scarlet pimpernel
- Sticky mouse-ear
- Common ramping-fumitory
- Toad rush
- Annual meadow-grass
- Groundsel
- Prickly sow-thistle
Distribution
This community is confined to disturbed, fertile, light soils in the damper oceanic climate of south-west England. It is found only in The Scillies and south-west Cornwall. It is closely associated with the Briza minor - Silene gallica community, which often replaces it on drier soils.Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:- the Aphanes microcarpa - Ranunculus muricatus subcommunity
- the Valerianella locusta - Barbula convoluta subcommunity
- the 'Vicia hirsuta - Papaver dubium'' subcommunity'''