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NVC community W11 (Quercus petraea - Betula pubescens - Oxalis acetosella woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group. This is a widespread upland community of northern and western Britain.
Betula pubescens is known as downy birch, with other common names including moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch. [3] It is a deciduous tree growing to 10 to 20 m (33 to 66 ft) tall (rarely to 27 m), with a slender crown and a trunk up to 70 cm (28 in) (exceptionally 1 m) in diameter, with smooth but dull grey-white bark ...
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W4 Betula pubescens-Molinia caerulea woodland is widely distributed, but rarely extensive, throughout the lowlands and the upland fringes of Britain. It occurs on moist, peaty, rather acidic soils, particularly on or around peat bogs that are drying out, usually as a result of drainage, although it can also be found on acidic mineral soils in suitable locations.
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Betula nigra - River birch or black birch; Betula potaninii - Potanin's birch; Tetraploid (4n = 56). Betula albosinensis - Chinese red birch Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis - North Chinese red birch; Betula ermanii - Erman's birch; Betula jacquemontii (B. utilis subsp. jacquemontii) - White-barked Himalayan birch; Betula utilis ...
W16 Quercus spp. - Betula spp. - Deschampsia flexuosa woodland; W17 Quercus petraea - Betula pubescens - Dicranum majus woodland; W18 Pinus sylvestris - Hylocomium splendens woodland; W19 Juniperus communis ssp. communis - Oxalis acetosella woodland; W20 Salix lapponum - Luzula sylvatica scrub; W21 Crataegus monogyna - Hedera helix scrub
NVC community W17 (Quercus petraea - Betula pubescens - Dicranum majus woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.