British NVC community M2

NVC community M2 (Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool community) is one of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

It is a fairly widely distributed community in northern western Britain, and is also found in Norfolk. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
 * Cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix)
 * Common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
 * Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
 * Feathery bog-moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum)
 * Flat-topped / flexuous bog-mosses (S. recurvum)

Three rare species are associated with the community:
 * Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
 * Tall bog-sedge (Carex magellanica)
 * Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum)

Distribution
This community is found in various locations in Wales, southern and northeastern Scotland, and northern England, with an outpost in Norfolk.

Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
 * the Rhynchospora alba subcommunity
 * the Sphagnum recurvum subcommunity