This community, dominated by Carex remota, develops in springs shaded by a forest canopy, with intermittent water supply, which leads to a higher representation of mesophilous forest species than in the other associations of the alliance Caricion remotae. The herb layer is moderately rich in species, while the moss layer is rather species-poor, and in some cases suppressed by tree litter. In the Czech Republic this vegetation type occurs from colline to montane areas.