Some rare and threatened plant species of the flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Nevesinjsko Polje

Authors and affiliation

• Siniša Škondrić University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Mladena Stojanovića 2, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Jelena Knežević Botanical Society "Andreas Wolny", Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
• Ranko Perić Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina province, Radnička 20a, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Abstract

Nevesinjsko Polje is one of the large karst fields of the Dinaric karst (western Balkans). There is a long tradition of floristic research into the Nevesinjsko Polje, starting at the the end of the 19th century. During our field research into the wetland ecosystems of the Nevesinjsko Polje, new and noteworthy chorological data for rare and threatened vascular plant species were recorded: Achillea ptarmica, Drosera rotundifolia, Menyanthes trifoliata and Sanguisorba officinalis. Also, data concerning their habitats and population sizes are presented, and the conservation status of the studied species is assessed as Critically Endangered in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Possible negative anthropogenic influences could threaten the wetland habitats where these species occur, and the paper highlights the need to monitor the population trends of the studied species.

Keywords

Achillea ptarmica, Drosera rotundifolia, Menyanthes trifoliata, Sanguisorba officinalis, karst fields, Balkans

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