British NVC Community M24 (Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow)

NVC community M24 (Molinia caerulea - Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow)is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Community Composition

The following species are found in this community

Molinia caerulea (Purple Moor Grass)
Cirsium dissectum (Meadow Thistle)

References

JNCC Report No. 394 The European context of British Lowland Grasslands J.S. Rodwell1, V. Morgan2, R.G. Jefferson3 & D. Moss4 February 2007 JNCC, Peterborough 2007 ISSN 0963-8091|http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/jncc394_webpt2v2.pdf
JNCC National Vegetation Classification field guide to mires and heaths|http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2628

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