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Encyclopedia > British NVC community M1


NVC community M1 (Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community) is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Britain according to the vegetation they contain. ...


It is a fairly widespread community in western Britain, but absent from the east. There are no subcommunities.


Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

  • Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
  • Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
  • Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
  • Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum

Five rare species are associated with the community: Binomial name Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ... Binomial name Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Menyanthaceae. ...

  • Bog Orchid Hammarbya paludosa
  • Brown Beak-sedge Rhynchospora fusca
  • Rannoch-rush Scheuchzeria palustris
  • Intermediate Bladderwort Utricularia intermedia
  • Golden Bog-moss Sphagnum pulchrum

Distribution

This community has its main concentration in northwest Scotland, including the Outer Hebrides, Inner Hebrides, Caithness and Argyll. It is also found in southwest Scotland, Cumbria, central Wales, the New Forest, and in the Southwest peninsula. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... Western Isles redirects here. ... The Hebrides (Inner Hebrides in red) The Inner Hebrides are a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1890 to 1975. ... Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779... For other uses, see New Forest (disambiguation). ...





 
 

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