Nedovoljno poznata Sternbergia colchiciflora Waldst. & Kit. (Amaryllidaceae) u hrvatskoj flori – uklanjanje vela tajni

Authors and affiliation

• Nina Vuković ZA and ZAHO, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20/II, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia
• Vedran Šegota ZA and ZAHO, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20/II, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia
• Slavko Brana Istrian Botanical Society, Trgovačka 45, HR-52215 Vodnjan, Croatia

Abstract

Sternbergia colchiciflora is a rare species in Croatia, estimated as data deficient (DD), and therefore every new finding represents a valuable contribution to the knowledge of its distribution, with implications for its conservation status in the future. In this paper we describe newly found localities, and provide observations on its current distribution and IUCN status, based on all known sites and population trends. So far, this taxon has been recorded only at a few localities along the Eastern Adriatic coast. Here, we report Mt Velebit and Krka National Park as new localities for S. colchiciflora, and confirm its occurrence on Mt Biokovo and on the island of Brač. The species typically occupies dry calcareous grasslands within eu- and sub-Mediterranean vegetation in different stages of vegetation succession.

Keywords

dry Mediterranean grasslands, IUCN, rare species, Sternbergia colchiciflora var. dalmatica, succession

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