Orig. (Kobendza 1930): Zespół – Association – Pineto-Festucetum (Pinus silvestris, Festuca ovina var. vulgaris)

Syn.: Pyrolo-Pinetum (Schmid 1936) Meusel 1952, Dicrano-Pinetum Preising et Knapp ex Oberdorfer 1957 p. p., Diantho-Pinetum Krausch 1962, Peucedano oreoselini-Pinetum W. Matuszkiewicz 1962 p. p., Koelerio-Pinetum sylvestris (Krausch 1962) Passarge 1968, Stipo-Pinetum sylvestris Knapp ex Passarge et Hofmann 1968

Formal definition: Pinus sylvestris cover > 15 % AND (group Brachypodium pinnatum OR group Geranium sanguineum) NOT group Armeria serpentini NOT group Aurinia saxatilis NOT group Buglossoides purpurocaerulea NOT group Carex caryophyllea NOT group Carex digitata NOT group Festuca pallens NOT group Koeleria pyramidata NOT group Lathyrus vernus NOT group Plantago media NOT group Viscaria vulgaris NOT Avenella flexuosa cover > 5 % NOT Calamagrostis epigejos cover > 5 % NOT Carpinus betulus cover > 25 % NOT Corylus avellana cover > 25 % NOT Festuca pallens cover > 5 % NOT Pinus nigra cover > 15 % NOT Quercus petraea agg. cover > 15 % NOT Quercus robur cover > 15 %