Rediscovery of the plant community Loto tenuis-Potentilletum anserinae Vicherek 1973 in Slovakia after 50 years

The association Loto tenuis-Potentilletum anserinae was described by Vicherek in 1973 based on phytosociological data from south-eastern Moravia (Czech Republic) and south-western Slovakia. In Slovakia, the community was documented only by seven relevés from the 1970s and has not been recorded since. We recorded stands of this community in the Poiplie region (south-central Slovakia) in 2025 based on three phytosociological relevés. A comparison of species composition with the original description revealed some differences, mainly the presence of marsh species and the absence of typical halophytic plants. However, the newly recorded relevés are similar to the “typical” subassociation described by Vicherek.