Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 18 No.2

Vrsta Carex randalpina B. Walln. i asocijacija Filipendulo ulmariae-Caricetum randalpinae ass. nov. hoc loco u Hrvatskoj

Authors: Zvjezdana Stančić

Authors and affiliation

  • Zvjezdana Stančić Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Hallerova aleja 7, HR-42000 Varaždin, Croatia

Abstract

In this paper, the species Carex randalpina is confirmed for the flora of Croatia. It was found in 2006, 2007 and 2008, in northwest Croatia, at four localities in the Krapina river valley (Bedekov~ina, Kupljenovo, Luka, Pojatno – Novi Dvori). The species grows in dense stands which are, in this paper, described as the association Filipendulo ulmariae-Caricetum randalpinae ass. nov. hoc loco. The association belongs to marshland vegetation of the class Phragmito-Magnocaricetea. It develops in shallow depressions of the terrain, in moist habitats. The association is recorded in this paper for the first time in Croatia.

Keywords

Carex randalpina, marshland vegetation, Magnocaricion elatae, Phragmito-Magnocari- cetea, Croatia.