Title: A NEW CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF THE PO@EGA VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS
Abstract: 121 taxa of vascular plants are reported as having been discovered in the area of the Poega Valley and the surrounding mountains, the total number of taxa in the area now coming to 1588. The chorological spectrum shows 25% of Eurasian elements, 15.74% consist of widespread plants, 14.74 % South European and 3.72% of the Mediterranean element, 7.19% of the European and 4.59% of the Central European element, and 3.65% of the East European-Pontic floral element. Ac- cording to life forms, vascular plants were represented in the following numbers: Hemicryptophyta (H) - 711, Therophyta (T) - 383, Geophyta (G) - 162, Phanerophyta (P) - 220, Chamaephyta (CH) - 77 and Hydrophyta (Hy) - 35. The most common families: Asteraceae - 146 taxa, Poaceae - 125, Fabaceae - 102, Rosaceae - 76 plant taxa. Some rare and interesting taxa are: Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm., Senecio thapsoides DC. subsp. visianianus (Papaf ex Vis.) Vandas, Dianthus giganteus D'Urv subsp. croaticus (Borb.) Tutin, Scorzonera austriaca Willd., Trifolium glomeratum L., Cotoneaster inte- gerrimus Medik, Spiraea cana Walld. et Kit., Iris croatica I. Horvat et M. Horvat, Iris variegata L.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-06-30
Language: en
Type: article
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