This association includes dense stands of Arctium lappa, A. tomentosum and Artemisia vulgaris, broad-leaved perennial herbs, which can grow up to the height of 2 m. It occurs on sunny to partially shaded sites with moderately wet to dry, nutrient-rich soils, e.g. in waste places, on old building rubble, roadsides and along walls and fences from lowland to submontane areas throughout the Czech Republic.