NVC community SD1 (''Rumex crispus - Glaucium flavum'' shingle community) is the only
shingle community in the
British National Vegetation Classification
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system.
It is a fairly widely distributed community. There are two
subcommunities.
Community composition
Two
constant species,
Yellow Horned-poppy (''Glaucium flavum'') and
Curled Dock
''Rumex crispus'', the curly dock, curled dock or yellow dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and Western Asia.
Description
The plant produces an inflorescence or flower stalk that grows to high. I ...
(''Rumex crispus''), are found in this community:
One
rare species,
Sea-kale (''Crambe maritima''), is also associated with the community:
Distribution
This community is found in many localities on the south and east coasts of England, from Norfolk to Dorset, and also in scattered localities in the Isles of Scilly, Wales, northwest England and southwest Scotland.
Subcommunities
There are two
subcommunities:
* the so-called typical subcommunity
* the ''Lathyrus japonicus'' subcommunity
References
*
Rodwell, J. S. (2000) ''
British Plant Communities Volume 5 - Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats'' (hardback), (paperback)
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