British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubra – Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community)
# British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubra – Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community)

British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubra – Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community) is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands.

This community is found locally in western coastal areas of Britain. There are two subcommunities.

## Community composition

Four constant species are found in this community:

* Red fescue, Festuca rubra
* Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
* Common sorrel, Rumex acetosa
* Yorkshire-fog, Holcus lanatus

One rare species, spring squill (Scilla verna), is associated with this community.

## Distribution

This community is found locally in coastal areas in the west of Britain from Devon and Cornwall north to Skye.

## Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:

* the Armeria maritima subcommunity
* the Ranunculus ficaria subcommunity
