Within plant communities, NVC Community M16 (Erica tetralix - Sphagnum compactum wet heath) is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Contents

• Community composition
• See also
• References

Community composition

The following species are found in this community

• Erica tetralix
• Sphagnum compactum

See also

• List of plant communities in the British National Vegetation Classification

References

• JNCC Report No. 394 The European context of British Lowland Grasslands J.S. Rodwell1, V. Morgan2, R.G. Jefferson3 & D. Moss4 February 2007 JNCC, Peterborough 2007 ISSN   0963-8091 jncc.defra.gov.uk Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
• NATIONAL VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION field guide to mires and heaths, JNCC 2001, ISBN   1 86107 526 X Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Machine