The article is a continuation of the study on ruderal vegetation of Kyiv City and provides summarized results of syntaxonomic research of the class Artemisietea vulgaris. We identified 14 associations and one derivative community belonging to three orders and four alliances. Using ordination and phytoindication analyses, the synmorphology of the communities, their ecological requirements, and habitat preferences were described. It has been shown that the vegetation of Artemisietea vulgaris is distributed throughout all districts of the city. According to ecological requirements, we found that main environmental gradients that determine the ordination of different types of stands of Artemisietea vulgaris within Kyiv City are thermoregime and light. The diversity of man-made habitats and regional environmental conditions appeared as the most important factors affecting the territorial differentiation of this vegetation type within the city. The contributed data can be used for strategic planning and practical implementation of measures for sustainable urban development and optimization of the urban environment.

Keywords: ordination, phytoindication, syntaxonomy, Ukraine, urboecosystem

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