British NVC community W13
NVC community W13 (Taxus baccata woodland), also known as Yew woodland, is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is the only Yew woodland community in the NVC.
This is a very localised community. There are two subcommunities:
Community composition[edit]
Only one constant species is found in this community, Yew (Taxus baccata).
A single rare species, European Box (Buxus sempervirens) is also associated with the community.
Distribution[edit]
This community is almost wholly confined to chalk sites on the North and South Downs in southern England.
Subcommunities[edit]
There are two subcommunities:
- the Sorbus aria subcommunity
- the Mercurialis perennis subcommunity
References[edit]
- Rodwell, J. S. (1991) British Plant Communities Volume 1 - Woodlands and scrub ISBN 0-521-23558-8 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62721-4 (paperback)