Abandoned grasslands in which either weedy and ruderal species or species of the next successional stages occur beside the dominant grassland species after cessation of anthropogenic management . The richest stands are on carbonate and eruptive rock soils. Geranium sylvaticum, Trifolium medium, Astrantia major, Coronilla varia, Listera ovata, Gentiana cruciata, Platanthera bifolia are typical species.