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Nature and utility characteristics of meadows representing the Arrhenatheretum elatioris association in the area of Bukowskie Foothills, southern Poland (Patria mountain peak) was conducted. The area has been included in the environmental management scheme. The base material were phytosociological relevés taken with the Braun-Blanquet method, laboratory analyses of soil, as well as individual climatic and edaphic factors which were estimated with Ellenberg phytoindication method. The Arrhenatheretum elatioris association was distinguished with its two variants and five sub-variants.