British NVC community OV5
# British NVC community OV5

British NVC community OV5 (Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community) is an open habitat community in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.

It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.

## Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

* Smooth hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris)
* Smooth finger-grass (Digitaria ischaemum)
* Common couch (Elytrigia repens)
* Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)
* Dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)
* Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
* Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
* Corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis)
* Common chickweed (Stellaria media)

One rare species is associated with the community:

* Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti).

## Distribution

This community is confined to a single locality in Surrey.

