Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2022.31.13
Plethora of plants – Collections of the Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (7): Historical overview of Fern (Monilophyta; Polypodiopsida; Polypodiophyta) Collections
Sanja Kovačić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0084-1638
; Botanical Garden, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 9a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This sequel provides a historical overview of collections of ferns (Monilophyta; Polypodiopsida or
Polypodiophyta) grown in the Zagreb Faculty of Science Botanical Garden between 1895 and 2021.
Although opinions on the systematics, classification, nomenclature and taxonomy of “true” ferns still
diverge greatly, Equisetaceae and Psilotaceae are commonly included. At least 376 taxa of native and
cultivated ferns from 29 families have been grown in the Botanical Garden during the last 126 years.
Unfortunately, the complete COVID-19-lockdown, devastating earthquakes and weather extremes of
2020, extending to 2021, diminished our collections. Today we are growing 86 taxa within 20 families
of ferns and their closest relatives.
Keywords
Zagreb Botanical Garden; Faculty of Science; historic plant collections; ferns; horsetails; psilotum
Hrčak ID:
280937
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Publication date:
31.7.2022.
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