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system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows. This community is a localised community of northern England. There are three subcommunities.

Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community: * Common Bent (''Agrostris capillaris'') * The

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(''Alchemilla glabra'') * Sweet Vernal-grass (''Anthoxanthum odoratum'') * Common Mouse-ear (''Cerastium fontanum'') * Pignut (''Conopodium majus'') * Cock's-foot (''Dactylis glomerata'') * Red Fescue (''Festuca rubra'') *

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(''Geranium sylvaticum'') * Yorkshire-fog (''Holcus lanatus'') *

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(''Plantago lanceolata'') *

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(''Poa trivialis'') *

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(''Ranunculus acris'') *

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(''Rumex acetosa'') * Great Burnet (''Sanguisorba officinalis'') * White Clover (''Trifolium repens'') Five rare species of lady's-mantle ''Alchemilla'' are associated with this community: ''A. acutiloba'', ''A. glomerulans'', ''A. monticola'', ''A. subcrenata'' and ''A. wichurae''.

Distribution

This community, although widespread in the past, is now almost confined to a few upland valleys in

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, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Subcommunities

There are three subcommunities: * the ''Bromus hordaceus'' ssp. ''hordaceus'' subcommunity * the ''Briza media'' subcommunity * the ''Arrhenatherum elatius'' subcommunity

References

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(1992) '' British Plant Communities Volume 3 - Grasslands and montane communities'' (hardback), (paperback) {{NVC-MG MG03