British NVC community MG3
# British NVC community MG3

British NVC community MG3 (Anthoxanthum odoratum - Geranium sylvaticum grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification 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 lady's-mantle (Alchemilla glabra)
* Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
* Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum)
* Pignut (Conopodium majus)
* Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
* Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
* Wood Crane's-bill (Geranium sylvaticum)
* Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus)
* Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
* Rough Meadow-grass (Poa trivialis)
* Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
* Common Sorrel (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 County Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

## Subcommunities

There are three subcommunities:

* the Bromus hordaceus ssp. hordaceus subcommunity
* the Briza media subcommunity
* the Arrhenatherum elatius subcommunity
