British NVC community M2
# British NVC community M2

NVC community M2 (Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool community) is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

It is a fairly widely distributed community in northern western Britain, and is also found in Norfolk. There are two subcommunities.

## Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

* Cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix)
* Common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
* Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
* Feathery bog-moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum)
* Flat-topped / flexuous bog-mosses (S. recurvum)

Three rare species are associated with the community:

* Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
* Tall bog-sedge (Carex magellanica)
* Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum)

## Distribution

This community is found in various locations in Wales, southern and northeastern Scotland, and northern England, with an outpost in Norfolk.

## Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:

* the Rhynchospora alba subcommunity
* the Sphagnum recurvum subcommunity
