Symphyto-Anthriscetum includes dense stands of Anthriscus sylvestris, a tall broad-leaved herb. It occurs in shaded to sunny habitats with wet, nutrient-rich soils, e.g. roadsides, along fences and walls, in unmanaged parks, gardens and cemeteries, around farms, on wet building rubble and along disturbed stream banks. It is particularly common in colline to submontane areas, but it also occurs in the lowlands where it is confined to shaded and wet soils.