Plant community
![Alpine Heathland plant community at High Shelf Camp near Mount Anne, Tasmania, Australia](/Images/godic/202502/02/Mt_Anne_from_High_Shelf_Camp4254.jpg")
A plant community (sometimes "phytocoenosis" or "phytocenosis") is a collection or association of plant species within a designated geographical unit, which forms a relatively uniform patch, distinguishable from neighboring patches of different vegetation types. The components of each plant community are influenced by soil type, topography, climate and human disturbance. In many cases there are several soil types within a given phytocoenosis.