Moehringia pentandra J. Gay (Caryophyllaceae), nova vrsta za hrvatsku floru

Authors and affiliation

• Fabrizio Martini V. F. Fortunio 10, Trieste, Italy
• Claudio Peruzovich V. Udine 133, Martignacco (UD), Italy

Abstract

We describe and discuss the discovery of Moehringia pentandra from the Osorščica massif on the island of Lošinj. The species, new to the Croatian flora, grows on a calcareous substrate within an artificial Pinus nigra forest along with some small holm oaks (Quercus ilex). The herbaceous layer is characterized by vernal thermophilous therophytes, mainly with euri- or steno-Mediterranean distribution. We also underline the difficulty of distinguishing in the field M. pentandra from Stellaria pallida, whose main diacritical features are also analyzed. A key to the genus Moehringia in Croatia is proposed.

Keywords

Moehringia pentandra, Lošinj Island, ecology, phytocoenology, morphology

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