British NVC community OV5

British NVC community OV5 (Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.

It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

• Smooth hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris)
• Smooth finger-grass (Digitaria ischaemum)
• Common couch (Elytrigia repens)
• Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)
• Dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)
• Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
• Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
• Corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis)
• Common chickweed (Stellaria media)

One rare species is associated with the community:

• Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti).

Distribution

This community is confined to a single locality in Surrey.

References

Rodwell, John S (ed) (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. vol 5. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.2277/0521391679. ISBN 978-0-521-39167-2.