British NVC community W9
NVC community W9 is one of the [Woodland and scrub Terminology used in connection with the British National Vegetation Classification|communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system|woodland] communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.
This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and Wales. There are two subcommunities.
Community composition
Ten constant species are found in this community:- Ash
- Hazel
- Male fern
- Dog's-mercury
- Wood-sorrel
- Common dog-violet
- Common feather-moss
- Common striated feather-moss
- Hart's-tongue thyme-moss
- Common tamarisk-moss
Distribution
This community is widespread throughout upland areas in northern and western Britain, where is replaces community W8. It is particularly well represented in Scotland and Wales, and the far northern counties of England. It has also been recorded at a single site in Devon.Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:- the so-called "typical" subcommunity
- the 'Crepis paludosa'' subcommunity'''