__NOTOC__ British NVC community OV5 (Digitaria ischaemum - Erodium cicutarium community) is an open habitat community in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track-side communities of light, less-fertile acid soils.
It is a very localised community. There are no subcommunities.
Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community: Smooth hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris) Smooth finger-grass (Digitaria ischaemum) Common couch (Elytrigia repens) Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium) Dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle) Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua) Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis) Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
One rare species is associated with the community: Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti).
Distribution
This community is confined to a single locality in Surrey.
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