Orig. (Fijałkowski 1967): Sambucetum nigrae Ass. nov.

Syn.: Aegopodio podagrariae-Sambucetum nigrae Doing 1969, Sambucetum nigrae Oberdorfer 1973, Ficario-Sambucetum nigrae Sádlo in Kolbek et al. 2003, Lamio albi-Sambucetum nigrae Linke 2003

Formal definition: Sambucus nigra cover > 50 % NOT Abies alba cover > 25 % NOT Acer platanoides cover > 5 % NOT Acer pseudoplatanus cover > 5 % NOT Alnus glutinosa cover > 5 % NOT Fagus sylvatica cover > 25 % NOT Fraxinus excelsior cover > 25 % NOT Picea abies cover > 25 % NOT Pinus sylvestris cover > 25 % NOT Quercus robur cover > 25 % NOT Robinia pseudoacacia cover > 25 %