Orig. (Zumpfe 1929): Equisetum limosum-Carex rostrata-Ass. (Equisetum limosum = E. fluviatile)

Syn.: Caricetum rostratae Rübel 1912 (§ 36, nomen ambiguum), Caricetum ampullaceae Chouard 1924 (§ 31, mladší homonymum, non: Caricetum rostratae Rübel 1912), Caricetum inflato-vesicariae Koch 1926 (§ 2b, nomen nudum), Potentillo-Caricetum rostratae Wheeler 1980 p. p., Galio palustris-Caricetum rostratae Martinčič et Seliškar 2004

Formal definition: Carex rostrata cover > 50 % NOT group Caltha palustris NOT group Carex canescens NOT group Viola palustris NOT Sphagnum sp. cover > 5 %