Original scientific paper

Iris spuria L. (Iridaceae) in Slovakia

J. Zlinska

Abstract

The geophyte Iris spuria L. occurs in the alluvial meadows along large rivers: the Nitra River and Danube north of Komárno, the Hron River and the Ipe¾ River, Slovakia. Due to the intensive agriculture in lowlands it vanished in most localities and it is a critically endangered
taxon. The species appears in unmanaged subhalophilous communities of Caricion gracilis, Cnidion venosi and Mesobromion alliances on the soil subtypes of fluvic gleysols, stagnic fluvisols, salic mollic fluvisols, haplic Solonchaks. Iris spuria tolerates high anthropogenic influence (synanthropisation) and partial drainage. It is sensitive to regular mowing.

Keywords

Iris spuria; halophyte; distribution; communities; Slovakia

Hrčak ID:

4791

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/4791

Publication date:

20.10.2006.

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