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.

References

Rodwell, John S, ed. (March 2000). Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. British Plant Communities. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. ISBN  978-0-521-39167-2.