Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.32779/gf.8.4.4

Inventory and use value of wild plants in Duba Pelješka

Dubravka Dujmović Purgar ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska *
Sandro Bogdanović ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
Martina Grdiša ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
Vesna Židovec ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
Grgo Slavić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska (Završeni student)
Mihael Kušen ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

A field survey and inventory of wild flora were conducted in the Duba Pelješka area between October 2023 and September 2024, during which a total of 230 plant taxa from 74 families were recorded. Angiosperms (Angiospermae) were dominant, with 195 taxa, whereas gymnosperms (Gymnospermae) and ferns (Pteridophyta) were significantly less represented, each with four taxa. Based on the results, an analysis was carried out of life forms, chorological elements, life span of plant species, flowering phenology, and utilitarian value. The results indicated that therophytes (74 taxa) were the most represented life form, reflecting a high
degree of adaptation of the local flora to the dry seasonal conditions characteristic of the Mediterranean climate. The chorological composition also confirmed the Mediterranean character of the study area, with Mediterranean species accounting for the largest proportion (100 taxa). Special attention was devoted to the analysis of the utilitarian value of the recorded taxa. The study revealed a considerable diversity of uses within the local flora: 100 taxa with nutritional value, 98 medicinal taxa, 54 ornamental taxa, 51 melliferous taxa, 33 taxa considered harmful or poisonous, 27 forage taxa, and 23 spice taxa. Endemic, endangered, protected, and invasive species were identified and classified, and their utilitarian value and potential impact on the local ecosystem were assessed.

Keywords

indigenous flora, use value, endangered plant species, protected plant species, invasive plant species.

Hrčak ID:

350238

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/350238

Publication date:

30.12.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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