Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.2478/botcro-2014-0015

Least adder’s-tongue (Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.) in Croatia – distribution, ecology and conservation

Slavko Brana ; Istrian Botanical Society, Trgovačka 45, HR-52215 Vodnjan, Croatia
Nina Vuković orcid.org/0000-0001-8149-0782 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Division of Biology, Department of Botany with Botanical Garden, Marulićev trg 20, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Mitja Kaligarič ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology, Institute of Biology, Ecology and Nature Conservation, Koroška cesta 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract

The presence of the least adder’s tongue (Ophioglossum lusitanicum) in Croatia is sparsely documented in scientific literature, with only a few records to date. After findings from the 19th century, the species was not confirmed in the field for a whole century, and was consequently considered extinct in the Croatian flora. It has been recently confirmed in southern Istria (Croatia), in habitats with moderate anthropogenic impacts.

Keywords

Croatia; distribution; endangered species; flora; Istria; Ophioglossum lusitanicum

Hrčak ID:

127810

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/127810

Publication date:

2.10.2014.

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