This is open vegetation formed of various annuals, in particular the neophytic Plantago arenaria, which are adapted to acidic, sandy or gravelly soils. It occurs in disturbed places with recent nutrient addition or humus accumulation, e.g. in sand pits, on playgrounds, along railway tracks and in waste places. In the Czech Republic this vegetation type has been recorded in sandy areas along the Labe river as well as in southern Moravia and along railways in Brno.