__NOTOC__ NVC community M1 (''Sphagnum auriculatum'' bog pool community) is one of the

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communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is a fairly widespread community in western Britain, but absent from the east. There are no subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community: * Common Cottongrass ''Eriophorum angustifolium'' * Bogbean ''Menyanthes trifoliata'' * Cow-horn Bog-moss ''Sphagnum auriculatum'' * Feathery Bog-moss ''Sphagnum cuspidatum'' Five rare species are associated with the community: * Bog Orchid ''Hammarbya paludosa'' * Brown Beak-sedge ''Rhynchospora fusca'' * Rannoch-rush ''Scheuchzeria palustris'' * Intermediate Bladderwort ''Utricularia intermedia'' * Golden Bog-moss ''Sphagnum pulchrum''

Distribution

This community has its main concentration in northwest

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, including the Outer Hebrides, Inner Hebrides, Caithness and

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. It is also found in southwest Scotland,

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, central

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, the

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, and in the Southwest peninsula.

References

* Rodwell, J. S. (1991) '' British Plant Communities Volume 2 - Mires and heaths'' (hardback), (paperback) {{NVC-M M01 Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community auriculatum, NVC