Orig. (Chouard 1924): Association à Carex vesicaria
Syn.: Caricetum vesicariae Br.-Bl. et Denis 1926, Caricetum inflato-vesicariae Koch 1926 p. p., Caricetum acuto-vesicariae (Koch 1926) Westhoff 1949 p. p., Caricetum vesicariae Rübel 1933, Caricetum vesicariae Eggler 1933
Formal definition: Carex vesicaria cover > 50 % NOT group Lychnis flos-cuculi NOT Carex elata cover > 25 % NOT Eriophorum angustifolium cover > 25 % NOT Filipendula ulmaria cover > 25 % NOT Molinia caerulea s. l. cover > 25 %