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Bogs (BG)
BG1 Rhynchospora alba – Sphagnum cuspidatum group
BG1A
Sphagnum cuspidatum – Sphagnum subsecundum
agg. hollow
BG1Ai Sphagnum cuspidatum sub-community
BG1Aii Sphagnum subsecundum agg. – Schoenus nigricans sub-community
BG1B
Rhynchospora alba – Narthecium ossifragum
bog
BG1Bi Sphagnum subsecundum agg. – Potamogeton polygonifolius sub-community
BG1Bii Calluna vulgaris – Campylopus atrovirens sub-community
BG1C
Schoenus nigricans – Eriophorum angustifolium
bog
BG1D
Eriophorum angustifolium – Campylopus introflexus
bog
BG2 Erica tetralix – Sphagnum capillifolium group
BG2A
Eriophorum vaginatum – Vaccinium oxycoccos
bog
BG2Ai Menyanthes trifoliata – Carex rostrata sub-community
BG2Aii Andromeda polifolia – Sphagnum magellanicum sub-community
BG2B
Erica tetralix – Andromeda polifolia
bog
BG2C
Erica tetralix – Molinia caerulea – Cladonia portentosa
peatland
BG2D
Erica tetralix – Schoenus nigricans
bog
BG2E
Calluna vulgaris – Eriophorum
spp. bog
BG2F
Trichophorum cespitosum/germanicum – Eriophorum angustifolium
peatland
Dunelands (DU)
DU1 Elytrigia juncea – Ammophila arenaria group
DU1A
Elytrigia juncea
duneland
DU1B
Ammophila arenaria
duneland
DU2 Festuca rubra – Galium verum group
DU2A
Ammophila arenaria – Festuca rubra
duneland
DU2B
Festuca rubra – Syntrichia ruraliformis
duneland
DU2C
Festuca rubra – Plantago lanceolata – Carex arenaria
duneland
DU2D
Festuca rubra – Thymus polytrichus
duneland
DU3 Agrostis stolonifera – Carex arenaria
DU3A
Salix repens – Lotus corniculatus
duneland
DU3B
Agrostis stolonifera – Calliergonella cuspidata – Carex arenaria
grassland
DU3C
Agrostis stolonifera – Festuca rubra – Carex arenaria
duneland
DU3D
Festuca rubra – Bellis perennis
grassland
DU3E
Succisa pratensis – Epipactis palustris
duneland
Fens, mires and springs (FE)
FE1 Schoenus nigricans – Campylium stellatum group
FE1A
Schoenus nigricans – Campylium stellatum
fen
FE1B
Schoenus nigricans – Succisa pratensis
fen
FE1C
Carex panicea – Carex viridula
fen
FE1D
Juncus subnodulosus – Mentha aquatica
fen
FE2 Menyanthes trifoliata – Potentilla palustris group
FE2A
Equisetum fluviatile – Menyanthes trifoliata
mire
FE2B
Carex limosa – Menyanthes trifoliata
mire
FE2C
Carex lasiocarpa – Menyanthes trifoliata
mire
FE2D
Carex rostrata – Menyanthes trifoliata
mire
FE2E
Menyanthes trifoliata – Sphagnum recurvum
agg. mire
FE2Ei Carex nigra – Polytrichum commune sub-community
FE2Eii Menyanthes trifoliata – Carex rostrata sub-community
FE2F
Menyanthes trifoliata – Calliergonella cuspidata
mire
FE3 Agrostis stolonifera – Carex nigra group
FE3A
Carex nigra – Ranunculus flammula
fen
FE3B
Carex nigra – Potentilla anserina
fen
FE3C
Eleocharis palustris – Agrostis stolonifera
fen
FE3D
Carex nigra – Calliergonella cuspidata
fen
FE4 Philonotis fontana – Palustriella commutata group
FE4A
Philonotis fontana – Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
spring
FE4B
Palustriella commutata – Bryum pseudotriquetrum
spring
Freshwater habitats (FW)
FW1 Littorella uniflora – Eriocaulon aquaticum group
FW1A
Littorella uniflora – Ranunculus flammula
aquatic community
FW1B
Eriocaulon aquaticum – Lobelia dortmanna
aquatic community
FW1C
Juncus bulbosus
aquatic community
FW1Ci Potamogeton natans – Mentha aquatica sub-community
FW1Cii Juncus effusus – Polytrichum commune sub-community
FW1D
Najas flexilis
aquatic community
FW2 Ranunculus pencillatus – Fontinalis antipyretica group
FW2A
Fontinalis antipyretica – Myriophyllum alterniflorum
aquatic community
FW2B
Rhynchostegium riparioides – Chiloscyphus polyanthos
aquatic community
FW2C
Ranunculus penicillatus – Fontinalis antipyretica
aquatic community
FW2D
Apium nodiflorum – Ranunculus penicillatus
aquatic community
FW2E
Apium nodiflorum – Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
agg. aquatic community
FW2F
Potamogeton pectinatus – Myriophyllum spicatum
aquatic community
FW2G
Potamogeton natans – Equisetum fluviatile
aquatic community
FW2H
Potamogeton filiformis – Myriophyllum alterniflorum
aquatic community
FW2I
Nymphaea alba
aquatic community
FW2J
Nuphar lutea
aquatic community
FW2K
Zannichellia palustris
aquatic community
FW3 Phragmites australis – Cladium mariscus group
FW3A
Schoenoplectus lacustris – Sparganium erectum
swamp
FW3B
Phragmites australis – Agrostis stolonifera
swamp
FW3C
Carex rostrata
swamp
FW3Ci Phragmites australis – Equisetum fluviatile sub-community
FW3Cii Sphagnum subsecundum agg. – Potamogeton polygonifolius sub-community
FW3D
Schoenoplectus lacustris
swamp
FW3E
Phragmites australis – Equisetum fluviatile
swamp
FW3F
Filipendula ulmaria – Valeriana officinalis
tall-herb swamp
FW3G
Equisetum fluviatile – Eleocharis palustris
swamp
FW3H
Cladium mariscus – Phragmites australis
swamp
FW3I
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
swamp
FW3J
Carex elata
swamp
FW3K
Carex paniculata
swamp
FW3L
Glyceria maxima
swamp
FW3M
Typha latifolia
swamp
FW3N
Iris pseudacorus
beds
Grasslands (GL)
GL1 Juncus acutiflorus – Molinia caerulea group
GL1A
Juncus acutiflorus – Holcus lanatus
grassland
GL1B
Agrostis stolonifera – Filipendula ulmaria
marsh-grassland
GL1C
Molinia caerulea – Succisa pratensis
grassland
GL1D
Molinia caerulea – Potentilla erecta – Agrostis stolonifera
grassland
GL1Di Filipendula ulmaria – Hydrocotyle vulgaris sub-community
GL1Dii Holcus lanatus – Anthoxanthum odoratum sub-community
GL1E
Juncus acutiflorus – Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
grassland
GL2 Agrostis stolonifera – Ranunculus repens group
GL2A
Agrostis stolonifera – Ranunculus repens
marsh-grassland
GL2B
Juncus effusus – Holcus lanatus
grassland
GL2C
Holcus lanatus – Lolium perenne
grassland
GL2D
Juncus effusus – Rumex acetosa
grassland
GL2Di typical sub-community
GL2Dii Polytrichum commune – Sphagnum spp. sub-community
GL3 Cynosurus cristatus – Plantago lanceolata group
GL3A
Briza media – Thymus polytrichus
grassland
GL3Ai Sesleria caerulea – Tortella tortuosa sub-community
GL3Aii Cynosurus cristatus – Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus sub-community
GL3B
Lolium perenne – Trifolium repens
grassland
GL3Bi Cynosurus cristatus – Festuca rubra sub-community
GL3Bii Poa annua – Plantago major sub-community
GL3Biii Lolium perenne sub-community
GL3C
Festuca rubra – Plantago lanceolata
grassland
GL3D
Cynosurus cristatus – Trifolium pratense
grassland
GL3E
Festuca rubra – Rhinanthus minor
grassland
GL3F
Festuca rubra – Lotus corniculatus
grassland
GL3Fi Plantago maritima – Plantago coronopus sub-community
GL3Fii Festuca rubra – Poa pratensis/humilis sub-community
GL3G
Arrhenatherum elatius – Dactylis glomerata
grassland
GL4 Nardus stricta – Galium saxatile group
GL4A
Agrostis capillaris – Trifolium repens
grassland
GL4B
Nardus stricta – Potentilla erecta
grassland
GL4Bi Festuca ovina – Luzula campestris sub-community
GL4Bii Calluna vulgaris – Rhytidiadelphus loreus sub-community
GL4C
Agrostis capillaris – Potentilla erecta
grassland
GL4D
Agrostis canina/vinealis – Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
grassland
Heaths (HE)
HE1 Dryas octopetala – Sesleria caerulea group
HE1A
Dryas octopetala – Sesleria caerulea
heath
HE2 Erica cinerea – Calluna vulgaris group
HE2A
Ulex gallii – Erica cinerea
heath
HE2Ai Daboecia cantabrica – Hypochaeris radicata sub-community
HE2Aii Calluna vulgaris – Hypnum jutlandicum sub-community
HE2B Call
Calluna vulgaris – Hypnum jutlandicum
heath
HE2C
Calluna vulgaris – Agrostis capillaris
heath
HE2Ci Daboecia cantabrica – Lotus corniculatus sub-community
HE2Cii Carex binervis – Rhytidiadelphus loreus sub-community
HE2D
Calluna vulgaris – Molinia caerulea – Erica cinerea
heath
HE2E
Calluna vulgaris – Trichophorum cespitosum/germanicum
heath
HE3 Vaccinium myrtillus – Racomitrium lanuginosum group
HE3A
Calluna vulgaris – Hylocomium splendens
heath
HE3B
Calluna vulgaris – Scapania gracilis
heath
HE3C
Calluna vulgaris – Nardus stricta
heath
HE3D
Calluna vulgaris – Racomitrium lanuginosum
heath
HE3Di Arctostaphylos uva-ursi – Juniperus communis sub-community
HE3Dii typical sub-community
HE3E
Racomitrium lanuginosum – Festuca vivipara
heath
HE3Ei Hymenophyllum wilsonii – Bazzania tricrenata subcommunity
HE3Eii typical sub-community
HE3F
Calluna vulgaris – Eriophorum vaginatum
bog
HE3Fi Juncus squarrosus – Luzula sylvatica sub-community
HE3Fii typical sub-community
HE3G
Juncus squarrosus – Rhytidiadelphus loreus
heath
HE4 Molinia caerulea – Polygala serpyllifolia group
HE4A
Molinia caerulea – Trichophorum cespitosum/germanicum
peatland
HE4B
Molinia caerulea – Nardus stricta
heath
HE4Bi Juncus bulbosus – Carex echinata sub-community
HE4Bii Nardus stricta – Agrostis canina/vinealis sub-community
HE4C
Molinia caerulea – Schoenus nigricans – Calluna vulgaris
peatland
HE4Ci Myrica gale – Sphagnum papillosum sub-community
HE4Cii Racomitrium lanuginosum – Pleurozia purpurea sub-community
HE4D
Molinia caerulea – Potentilla erecta – Erica tetralix
heath
HE4E
Molinia caerulea – Calluna vulgaris – Erica tetralix
heath
HE4F
Molinia caerulea – Myrica gale
flush
Invasive plant communities (IN)
IN1 Invasive plants group
IN1A
Rhododendron ponticum
invasive community
IN1B
Gunnera tinctoria
invasive community
Rocky habitats (RH)
RH1 Asplenium ruta-muraria – Geranium robertianum group
RH1A
Asplenium trichomanes – Ctenidium molluscum
crevice community
RH1Ai Sesleria caerulea – Carex flacca sub-community
RH1Aii Tortella tortuosa – Asplenium trichomanes sub-community
RH1B
Teucrium scorodonia – Mycelis muralis
pavement community
RH1C
Asplenium ruta-muraria – Cymbalaria muralis
wall community
RH1D
Parietaria judaica – Tortula muralis
wall community
RH2 Saxifraga spathularis – Racomitrium lanuginosum group
RH2A
Hymenophyllum wilsonii – Isothecium myosuroides
crevice community
RH2Ai Saxifraga spathularis – Festuca vivipara sub-community
RH2Aii Dryopteris dilatata – Polypodium vulgare sub-community
RH2B
Racomitrium fasciculare – Festuca vivipara
scree community
RH2C
Racomitrium lanuginosum – Hypnum jutlandicum
scree community
RH2D
Angelica sylvestris – Breutelia chrysocoma
ledge community
RH2Di Festuca rubra – Diplophyllum albicans sub-community
RH2Dii Campanula rotundifolia – Selaginella selaginoides sub-community
RH2E
Aira caryophyllea – Polytrichum juniperinum
wall community
RH2F
Festuca vivipara – Oligotrichum hercynicum
fellfield
RH3 Cephaloziella nicholsonii – Silene uniflora group
RH3A
Cephaloziella stellulifera – Dicranella varia
mine-spoil community
RH3B
Silene uniflora – Euphrasia officinalis
agg. rock community
RH4 Asplenium marinum – Plantago coronopus group
RH4A
Asplenium marinum
crevice community
RH4B
Plantago coronopus – Armeria maritima
coastal rock community
Scrub and wayside (SC)
SC1 Rubus fruticosus agg. – Galium aparine group
SC1A
Prunus spinosa – Crataegus monogyna
scrub
SC1B
Crataegus monogyna – Rubus fruticosus
agg. scrub
SC1C
Pteridium aquilinum – Rubus fruticosus
agg. scrub
SC1D
Ulex europaeus – Rubus fruticosus
agg. scrub
SC1E
Rubus fruticosus
agg.
– Holcus lanatus
wayside community
SC1F
Galium aparine – Urtica dioica
wayside community
SC1G
Salix aurita – Luzula sylvatica
scrub
Saltmarsh (SM)
SM1 Salicornia agg. – Spartina agg. group
SM1A
Salicornia
agg. saltmarsh
SM1B
Spartina
agg. saltmarsh
SM1C
Suaeda maritima
saltmarsh
SM2 Puccinellia maritima – Spergularia media group
SM2A
Puccinellia maritima – Glaux maritima
saltmarsh
SM2B
Atriplex portulacoides – Puccinellia maritima
saltmarsh
SM2C
Puccinellia maritima – Limonium humile
saltmarsh
SM2D
Puccinellia maritima – Aster tripolium
saltmarsh
SM3 Plantago martima – Armeria maritima group
SM3A
Plantago maritima – Armeria maritima
saltmarsh
SM3B
Plantago maritima – Puccinellia maritima
saltmarsh
SM4 Festuca rubra – Seriphidium maritimum group
SM4A
Festuca rubra – Agrostis stolonifera
saltmarsh
SM4B
Festuca rubra – Juncus gerardii
saltmarsh
SM4Bi typical
SM4Bii Blysmus rufus sub-community
SM4C
Festuca rubra – Armeria maritima
saltmarsh
SM4D
Festuca rubra – Plantago maritima
saltmarsh
SM5 Juncus maritimus – Oenanthe lachenalii group
SM5A
Juncus maritimus – Festuca rubra
saltmarsh
SM5B
Juncus maritimus – Plantago maritima
saltmarsh
SM6 Agrostis stolonifera – Juncus gerardii group
SM6A
Bolboschoenus maritimus – Agrostis stolonifera
saltmarsh-swamp
SM6B
Agrostis stolonifera – Triglochin maritimum
grassland
SM6Bi Glaux maritima – Aster tripolium sub-community
SM6Bii Holcus lanatus – Anthoxanthum odoratum sub-community
SM6C
Agrostis stolonifera – Potentilla anserina
grassland
SM6Ci Juncus gerardii sub-community
SM6Cii Rumex crispus – Galium palustre sub-community
SM6D
Agrostis stolonifera – Juncus gerardii
saltmarsh
SM6Di typical
SM6Dii Blysmus rufus sub-community
SM7 Elytrigia repens – Elytrigia atherica group
SM7A
Elytrigia repens
coarse grassland
SM7Ai Atriplex prostrata sub-community
SM7Aii Holcus lanatus – Potentilla anserina sub-community
SM7B
Elytrigia atherica
saltmarsh
Strandline and shingle (ST)
ST1 Atriplex prostrata – Honckenya peploides group
ST1A
Atriplex prostrata – Tripleurospermum maritimum
strandline community
ST1B
Cakile maritima – Salsola kali
strandline community
ST1C
Honckenya peploides – Eryngium maritimum
strandline community
Saline water habitats (SW)
SW1 Ruppia maritima/cirrhosa – Zostera marina group
SW1A
Ruppia maritima/cirrhosa
saline community
SW1B
Zostera marina
saline community
Communities of weeds and other annuals (WE)
WE1 Poa annua – Stellaria media group
WE1A
Stellaria media – Senecio vulgaris
weed community
WE1B
Cerastium fontanum – Ranunculus repens
weed community
WE1C
Veronica persica – Lamium purpureum
weed community
WE1D
Lolium perenne – Anagallis arvensis
weed community
WE1E
Poa annua – Plantago major
weed community
WE1F
Persicaria maculosa – Polygonum aviculare
weed community
WE2 Juncus bufonius – Limosella aquatica group
WE2A
Persicaria maculosa – Limosella aquatica
inundation community
WE2B
Juncus bufonius – Triglochin palustre
inundation community
Woodlands and forests (WL)
WL1 Quercus petraea – Luzula sylvatica group
WL1A
Quercus robur – Luzula sylvatica
woodland
WL1Ai Quercus robur sub-community
WL1Aii Quercus × rosacea sub-community
WL1B
Quercus petraea – Luzula sylvatica
woodland
WL1C
Quercus petraea – Corylus avellana
woodland
WL1Ci Quercus petraea sub-community
WL1Cii Corylus avellana sub-community
WL1D
Quercus petraea – Vaccinium myrtillus
woodland
WL1Di Agrostis spp. – Galium saxatile sub-community
WL1Dii Ilex aquifolium – Hedera helix sub-community
WL2 Fraxinus excelsior – Hedera helix group
WL2A
Quercus robur – Circaea lutetiana
woodland
WL2B
Fraxinus excelsior – Geum urbanum
woodland
WL2C
Fraxinus excelsior – Acer pseudoplatanus
woodland
WL2D
Fagus sylvatica – Hedera helix
woodland
WL2E
Corylus avellana – Potentilla sterilis
woodland
WL2Ei Ctenidium molluscum – Epipactis helleborine sub-community
WL2Eii Fraxinus excelsior – Ilex aquifolium sub-community
WL2F
Taxus baccata – Ilex aquifolium
woodland
WL3 Alnus glutinosa – Filipendula ulmaria group
WL3A
Fraxinus excelsior – Galium palustre
woodland
WL3B
Alnus glutinosa – Ranunculus repens
woodland
WL3C
Fraxinus excelsior – Iris pseudacorus
woodland
WL3D
Salix cinerea – Urtica dioica
woodland
WL3Di Salix fragilis – Calystegia sepium subcommunity
WL3Dii Crataegus monogyna – Dryopteris dilatata sub-community
WL3E
Salix cinerea – Galium palustre
woodland
WL3F
Salix cinerea – Phalaris arundinacea
woodland
WL4 Betula pubescens – Molinia caerulea group
WL4A
Betula pubescens – Vaccinium myrtillus
woodland
WL4B
Betula pubescens – Agrostis capillaris
woodland
WL4Bi Ilex aquifolium – Plagiochila spinulosa sub-community
WL4Bii Rubus fruticosus agg. – Salix cinerea sub-community
WL4C
Betula pubescens – Sphagnum palustre
woodland
WL4Ci Calluna vulgaris – Eriophorum vaginatum subcommunity
WL4Cii Rubus fruticosus agg. – Potentilla erecta sub-community
WL4D
Betula pubescens – Rubus fruticosus
agg. woodland
WL4E
Betula pubescens – Salix cinerea
woodland
WL4F
Betula pubescens – Pteridium aquilinum
woodland
WL5 Picea sitchensis – Larix kaempferi group
WL5A
Picea sitchensis
forest
WL5B
Larix kaempferi
forest
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