Orig. (Oberdorfer 1957): Senecioni (fuchsii)-Sambucetum (racemosi) Noirf. 1949 coll. (Senecio fuchsii = S. ovatus)
Syn.: Senecioni nemorensis-Sambucetum racemosae Noirfalise in Lebrun et al. 1949 (§ 2b, nomen nudum), Sambuco racemosae-Rubetum rudis Tüxen et Neumann in Tüxen 1950 (§ 2b, nomen nudum), Bryo argentei-Sambucetum racemosae Jehlík 1971, Sambucetum racemosae Oberdorfer 1973, Sambuco racemosae-Rubetum rudis Tüxen et Neumann ex Weber 1999
Formal definition: Sambucus racemosa cover > 50.% NOT Abies alba cover > 25 % NOT Acer pseudoplatanus cover > 25 % NOT Larix decidua cover > 25 % NOT Picea abies cover > 25 % NOT Pinus sylvestris cover > 25 %