British NVC community H1
# British NVC community H1

NVC community H1 (Calluna vulgaris - Festuca ovina heath) is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as lowland dry heaths.

It is a fairly localised community. There are five subcommunities.

## Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

* Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
* Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina)
* Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
* Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme sensu lato

No rare species are associated with the community.

## Distribution

This community is confined to eastern and southeastern England, from Sussex to Lincolnshire, with the greatest concentrations occurring in Norfolk.

## Subcommunities

There are five subcommunities:

* the Hypnum cupressiforme subcommunity
* the Hypogymnia physodes - Cladonia impexa subcommunity
* the Teucrium scorodonia subcommunity
* the Carex arenaria subcommunity
* the so-called species-poor subcommunity
