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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 21 No.2

Novo nalazište i status ugroženosti vrste Damasonium polyspermum Coss. (Alismataceae) u Hrvatskoj

Authors: Igor Boršić, Vida Posavec Vukelić

Authors and affiliation

  • Igor Boršić Croatian Agency for the Environment and Nature, Radnička cesta 80/7, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Vida Posavec Vukelić State Institute for Nature Protection, Trg Mažuranića 5, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The species Damasonium polyspermum Coss. (Alismataceae) was first recorded in Croatia in 1994 in Jezera on the island of Murter. The species was discovered in September 2011, and confirmed in June 2012, at the pond Bunari, near Krka National Park. According to the Habitats Directive, this pond belongs to the priority habitat type 3170 *Mediterranean temporary ponds. It is used for watering livestock, which maintains an open habitat necessary for this species. As a very rare and threatened species, D. polyspermum should be included in the Red List of vascular flora of Croatia as an endangered species: EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v).

Keywords

rare species, threatened species, IUCN, Red List, Mediterranean temporary ponds, Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000

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