British NVC community H6
# British NVC community H6

NVC community H6 (Erica vagans - Ulex europaeus 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 has a very localised distribution in southern England. There are four subcommunities.

## Community composition

The following constant species are found in this community:

* Brown Bent (Agrostis vinealis)
* Glaucous Sedge (Carex flacca)
* Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)
* Cornish Heath (Erica vagans)
* Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
* Common Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
* Western Gorse (Ulex gallii)
* Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)

A number of rare species are associated with the community: Bristle Bent (Agrostis curtisii), Chives (Allium schoenoprasum), Cornish Heath (Erica vagans), Dwarf Rush (Juncus capitatus), Spring Squill (Scilla verna) and Twin-headed Clover (Trifolium bocconei).

## Distribution

This community is confined to The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall.

## Subcommunities

There are four subcommunities:

* the so-called typical subcommunity
* the Festuca ovina subcommunity
* the Agrostis curtisii subcommunity
* the Molinia caerulea subcommunity
