Table 1.

Characteristics of plots dominated by selected plant species: monocotyledons (grasses*) and dicotyledons (forbs**).

Dominant species	life form, life span; ecological group; life strategy, height; family, abundance	Characteristics of the vegetation and species composition
Daucus carota**	Hemicryptophyte /biennial; meadow species CR, 40–100 cm, Asteraceae, abundance in patches 5–30%	Species richness 12.8; total cover of vegetation 54%; species composition (Calamagrostis epigejos, Lotus corniculatus, Hieracium piloselloides, Picris hieraciodes, Matricaria martima subsp. inodora)
Tussilago farfara**	Geophyte/perennial; ruderal species; CSR; < 30 cm, Asteraceae, abundance in patches 20–40%	Species richness 8.3; total cover of vegetation 46%; species composition (Calamagrostis epigejos, Daucus carota, Chamaenerion palustre, Hieracium piloselloides)
Poa compressa*	Hemicryptophyte; perennial species, xerothermic species; CSR, 20–80 cm, Poaceae, abundance in patches 20–40%	Species richness 13.9, total cover of vegetation 70%; species composition (Leontodon autumnalis, Lotus corniculatus, Daucus carota, Plantago lanceolata, Achillea millefolium; Medicago lupulina, Echium vulgare Picris hieracioides, Calamagrostis epigejos)
Calamagrostis epigejos*	Geophyte/perennial; ruderal species; C, 1.45 cm, Poaceae, abundance in patches 10–80%	Species richness 12.8, total cover of vegetation 73%, species composition (Picris hieracioides, Oenothera sp., Senecio viscosus, Solidago gigantea, Poa compressa)