This is a vegetation type of warm and dry areas, dominated by the tall herb Peucedanum cervaria, characterized by species composition similar to the grasslands of the Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati. It occurs on gentle slopes covered by deep calcareous soils, usually over marl, marlstone, loess, calcareous sandstone or limestone. Peucedanum cervaria stands typically develop from abandoned semi-dry grasslands of the Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati and may appear stable for several decades. If mowing is resumed, they may revert to vegetation dominated by grasses and other herbs. This association is distributed in lowlands and adjacent colline landscapes, especially in northern, central and eastern Bohemia and southern Moravia.