Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 14 No.4

Florističke značajke pašnjaka na obiteljskim poljoprivrednim gospodarstvima u Istri

Authors: Ivana Vitasović Kosić, M. Britvec

Authors and affiliation

  • Ivana Vitasović Kosić University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Botany, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • M. Britvec

Abstract

Vascular pasture flora was investigated at a localities of 6 family-owned farms that raise sheep, situated from south to north of the Istrian Peninsula, Croatia. During the research in 2003, a total of 291 plant taxa (268 species and 23 subspecies) were found. The taxa belonged to 182 genera and 44 families. The most dominant families are: Compositae (14.78%) and Gramineae (14.78%), followed by Leguminosae (11.34%) and Labiatae (9.97%). According to analysis of life forms, the most numerous are Hemicryptophyta (49.83%) and Therophyta (27.15%).

Keywords

flora, pasture, family farm, Istria, Croatia