Central, and locally western, European woods of large valleys of lowland slow and even-flowing rivers, with Fraxinus excelsior, Alnus glutinosa, Prunus padus, Ulmus laevis, Quercus robur, Humulus lupulus, Rubus idaeus, R. caesius, Ribes nigrum, R. rubrum, Sambucus nigra, Aegopodium podagraria, Peucedanum palustre, Glyceria maxima, Iris pseudacorus, Carex acutiformis, C. riparia, Phalaris arundinacea, Filipendula ulmaria, Cirsium oleraceum, C. palustre.
Alnus glutinosa-Fraxinus excelsior forests with Prunus padus, often extensive, and capable of occupying floodplains well beyond the riparian gallery, progressively richer in Quercus robur and Carpinion species towards the exterior.