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British NVC community CG2



NVC community CG2 (Festuca ovina - Avenula pratensis grassland) is one of the calcicolous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three short-sward communities associated with heavy grazing, within the lowland calcicolous grassland group, and is regarded as "typical" chalk grassland.

It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are four subcommunities.

The following constant species are found in this community:

The following rare species are also associated with the community:

This community is found in lowland limestone grassland throughout England and Wales.

There are four subcommunities, one of which is subdivided into three variants:


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