British NVC community OV18

This ephemeral community is widely distributed throughout the lowlands and upland fringes of Britain. It occurs on loamy and sandy soils that are subjected to disturbance and moderate trampling, such as around tracks and gateways on agricultural land, on wasteland, and in recreational areas. Where trampling is heavier, it is replaced by the Poa annua - Plantago major community, OV21.

There are two subcommunities:

• the Sisymbrium officinale - Polygonum arenastrum subcommunity
• the Plantago major subcommunity

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.