British NVC community M16

Within plant communities, NVC Community M16 (Erica tetralix - Sphagnum compactum wet heath) is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Community composition The following species are found in this community

Erica tetralix Sphagnum compactum

See also List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification

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 jncc.defra.gov.uk NATIONAL VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION field guide to mires and heaths, JNCC 2001,