British NVC community W1 (Salix cinerea – Galium palustre woodland)

NVC community W1 (Salix cinerea - Galium palustre woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".

W1
Salix cinereaGalium palustre woodland
Volume1 - Woodlands and scrub
Constant speciesGrey Willow (Salix cinerea) and Common Marsh-bedstraw (Galium palustre)
Rare speciesTufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)
British National Vegetation Classification
Terminology

This is a community with a widely scattered distribution in the lowlands of Britain. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

Two constant species are found in this community, Grey Willow (Salix cinerea) and Common Marsh-bedstraw (Galium palustre).

One rare species, Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) is also associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is widely distributed in the lowlands of Britain.

References

  • Rodwell, J. S. (1991) British Plant Communities Volume 1 - Woodlands and scrub ISBN 0-521-23558-8 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62721-4 (paperback)
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