British NVC community U6
NVC community U6 is one of the calcifugous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a comparatively localised community. There are four subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:- Sheep's Fescue
- Heath Rush
- Common Haircap Polytrichum commune
- Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato
Distribution
This community is found locally in the uplands of Wales, northern England and Scotland.Subcommunities
There are four subcommunities:- the Sphagnum spp. subcommunity
- the Carex nigra - Calypogeia trichomanis subcommunity
- the Vaccinium myrtillus subcommunity'
- the Agrostis capillaris - Luzula multiflora'' subcommunity'''