British NVC community MG3

British NVC community MG3 (Anthoxanthum odoratum - Geranium sylvaticum grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows.

This community is a localised community of northern England. There are three subcommunities.

Community composition
The following constant species are found in this community:
 * Common Bent (Agrostris capillaris)
 * The lady's-mantle (Alchemilla glabra)
 * Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
 * Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum)
 * Pignut (Conopodium majus)
 * Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
 * Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
 * Wood Crane's-bill (Geranium sylvaticum)
 * Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus)
 * Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
 * Rough Meadow-grass (Poa trivialis)
 * Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
 * Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
 * Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
 * White Clover (Trifolium repens)

Five rare species of lady's-mantle Alchemilla are associated with this community: A. acutiloba, A. glomerulans, A. monticola, A. subcrenata and A. wichurae.

Distribution
This community, although widespread in the past, is now almost confined to a few upland valleys in County Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:
 * the Bromus hordaceus ssp. hordaceus subcommunity
 * the Briza media subcommunity
 * the Arrhenatherum elatius subcommunity