There are plants that cope better with soil situations and consequently colonize more frequently in the following soils. These are the so-called indicator plants:
Nitrogen-rich soil:
Stinging nettle, speedwell, sow thistle, goosefoot, goutweed, shepherd's purse, chamomile, burdock, cabbage thistle, dandelion, melilot, couch grass, dead nettle, chickweed
Soil low in nitrogen:
Field foxtail, hornwort, starvation flower, dog chamomile/ odorless chamomile, vetch
Potassium-rich soil:
Melde, foxtail
Soil rich in lime:
Field bellflower, field hornwort, field mustard, field bindweed, stinging nettle, speedwell, sow thistle, hare's-tail clover, coltsfoot, corn poppy, clover, toadflax, dandelion, marigold, larkspur, cranesbill, deadnettle, chicory, meadow sage
Limestone soil:
Dog chamomile, small sorrel, wood sorrel, horsetail, pansy
Humus-rich soil:
Nettle, dandelion, chickweed
Alkaline soil
field hay, field mustard, field pansy, creeping cinquefoil, wild oatgrass, alfalfa, chicory, meadow cranesbill. cinquefoil, wild oat, alfalfa, chicory, meadow cranesbill
Acidic soil:
Speedwell (Veronica), daisy, hare's-tail clover, heather, horsetail, (dog's) chamomile, wood sorrel, small meadow sorrel, holly, viol. Pansy, woolly honey grass
Nutrient-poor soil:
Daisies, heather, shepherd's purse, starvation flower, small meadow sorrel, daisy, wood sorrel, pansy, white clover
Nutrient-rich soil (humus):
Stinging nettle, thistle, (white) goosefoot, shepherd's purse, coltsfoot, melilot, stump-leaved dock
Wet, compacted soil, waterlogging:
Field mint, field horsetail, field mint, dock knotweed, comfrey, broad-leaved plantain, cinquefoil, buttercup, coltsfoot, creeping buttercup, dandelion
Dry soil:
Flowering millet, hollow tooth, white campion, sickle carrot, summer adonis, sunflower, cranesbill, plantain
Soil porr in tillage:
feverfew, knotweed, couch grass
Soil with waterlogging:
Field mint, dock knotweed, cinquefoil, coltsfoot, creeping buttercup, horsetail, meadow knotweed. buttercup, horsetail, meadow knotweed
Compacted, heavy soil (loam, clay):
Field foxtail, creeping thistle, field mint, field horsetail, broad-leaved plantain, goosefoot, sow thistle, coltsfoot, camomile, knotweed, mullein, creeping buttercup, dandelion, bird's-foot-trefoil, dandelion, bird's-foot-trefoil. buttercup, dandelion, knotweed
Sandy soil:
Heather, pine, corn poppy, mullein, chickweed, spurge
Neutral ground:
Kamille
Alternately damp or constantly wet soil:
Seggen
Moist to wet soil:
Field mint, cinquefoil, grosbeak, knotweed, creeping buttercup, horsetail, marsh marigold, wood horsetail