NVC community M23 (Juncus effusus'/acutiflorus - Galium palustre rush-pasture) is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a community that can be found in the Purple Moor and Rush pasture BAP habitat in England.
Community composition[edit]
Constant species are:
- Galium palustre (Common Marsh Bedstraw)
- Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog)
- Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)
- Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp flowered rush)
- Lotus pedunculatus (Greater birds foot trefoil)
Distribution[edit]
This community can be found in England.
Subcommunities[edit]
There are two subcommunities: a, Juncus acutiflorus and b, Juncus effusus.
References[edit]
- Rodwell, J. S. (1991) British Plant Communities Volume 2 - Mires and heaths ISBN 0-521-39165-2 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62720-6 (paperback)