Original scientific paper
Non–native Plants of the Plešivica Mountains (Northwestern Croatia)
Diana Vlahović
; Primary school Bogumil Toni, Perkovčeva 90, 10430 Samobor, Croatia
Božena Mitić
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Marulićev trg 9a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
During the floristic research (2003-2006) of the Plešivica mountains (northwestern Croatia) 14 non-native (alien) plants were registered. An analysis of their habitat, taxonomical position, time of immigration, invasive status in Croatia, origin and life forms is presented in this report. Habitats without any alien species are mainly native beech forests, while those with more non-native species are mostly hedge-rows, forest openings and path rims. Half of the taxa belongs to the Asteraceae family and half are therophytes. Eight species are neophytes, all of them invasive alien species (IAS), while the others are archaeophytes. Most of the neophytes originated from North America. The Plešivica mountains is still a very stable forest system, but the most dangerous IAS plants, numerous within human influenced habitats, representing a potential threat for natural forests.
Keywords
Plešivica mountains; Croatia; flora; non-native (alien) plants; invasive alien species (IAS)
Hrčak ID:
62453
URI
Publication date:
24.6.2010.
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