The Machair - Grassland Machair

CONTENTS | RESOURCE DESCRIPTION | LAND USE | CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS

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GRASSLAND

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION > PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE > ECOLOGY

This plant community is one of the most floristically rich in the UK.

The environmental conditions result in low productivity and many species co-exist side by side,

The vegetation is dominated by fine-leaved grasses such as fescues, but many species of herbs and mosses are also present.

Grassland machair has a high diversity of plant species