Orig. (Oberdorfer 1957): Rumici-Ranunculetum scelerati (Siss. 46, Tx. 50) (Rumex maritimus)
Syn.: Rumicetum maritimi Sissingh in Westhoff et al. 1946 prov. (§ 3b), Ranunculetum scelerati Sissingh in Tüxen 1950 (§ 2b, nomen nudum), Bidenti-Ranunculetum scelerati (Miljan 1933) Tüxen 1979, Bidenti-Rumicetum maritimi (Miljan 1933) Tüxen 1979
Formal definition: group Ranunculus sceleratus AND (Ranunculus sceleratus cover > 25 % OR Rumex maritimus cover > 25 %) NOT group Bidens frondosa NOT group Chenopodium glaucum NOT group Trifolium fragiferum NOT Alisma plantago-aquatica cover > 25 % NOT Batrachium rionii cover > 25 % NOT Bidens radiata cover > 25 % NOT Bidens tripartita cover > 25 % NOT Chenopodium rubrum cover > 25 % NOT Glyceria maxima cover > 25 % NOT Oenanthe aquatica cover > 25 % NOT Persicaria lapathifolia cover > 25 % NOT Typha angustifolia cover > 25 % NOT Typha latifolia cover > 25 %