British NVC community SD19

NVC community SD19 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six communities associated with foredunes and mobile dunes.
It is a widespread coastal community. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The community has five constant species:

Two rare species, Early Sand-grass and Dune Fescue, are associated with this community.

Distribution

This community is widespread but scarce on British coastlines; it is more common in England and Wales than in Scotland, where it has to date only been found at a single site in the southwest.