Species-poor grasslands dominated by Carex brizoides develop from abandoned wet meadows on acidic, nutrient-poor soils. Strong litter accumulation is a characteristic feature, preventing establishment of most species and delaying succession of woody vegetation. Some of these stands remain in a relatively stable state for several decades. This vegetation is distributed at middle altitudes of the Bohemian Massif, and it is rather common in southern, western and northern Bohemia.