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Based on the diagnostic morphological characters of theArundotaxa, and after both field and herbarium observation, three species (A.micrantha,A.pliniiandA.donax) were found along the eastern Adriatic coast. Altogether, 50 phytocoenological relevés fromArundostands were collected in Croatia, Montenegro and Albania between 2010 and 2013. Three associations with a predominance ofArundospecies were determined:Arundinetum plinianae,Arundinetum micranthaeandArundini donacis–Convolvuletum sepium. Among them,Arundinetum micranthaeis described and proposed as a new association, belonging to theArtemisietea vulgarisclass. It occurs frequently along the coastal belt between the cities of Split and Dubrovnik in South Croatia. The syntaxonomy of the associations is discussed and comparison with similar communities from Italy is made. The vegetation and floristic structure of the associations is discussed as a potential basis for biodiversity conservation programmes and for evaluating the state of these ecosystems in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]