DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGICAL-COENOTIC PECULIARITIES OF URTICA KIOVIENSIS ROGOW. (URTICACEAE) IN UKRAINE
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https://doi.org/10.32782/1998-6475.2023.54.20-27Keywords:
Urtica kioviensis, distribution, ecological-coenotic peculiarities, rare species, UkraineAbstract
Urtica kioviensis Rogow. is a glacial relict plant, a rare species included in the European Red List. This species is under protection in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Czech republic, Belarus, but is not protected on the territory of Ukraine. Distribution of this species in Ukraine is analyzed. This paper presents occurrence data of U. kioviensis in Ukraine, based on a personal data, survey of Ukrainian public herbaria, literature data and the National Biodiversity Information Network database. Together 22 herbarium sheets were encountered and totally about 30 mentions collected from the territory of Ukraine. This is discovered that most of them are old, collected before the construction of water reservoirs on the Dnipro river. Seven new localities of this species are presented. The spreading of U. kioviensis is concentrated to the central and southern lowland regions of the country, namely, to the basins of Dunaj and Dnipro river. Based on personal and literature data, the distribution map of the species in Ukraine was created. The study of ecological-coenotic features of the species have been carried out. Characterization of its habitats is presented. U. kioviensis most often occurs in alder carrs. We found that the most typical habitats of it in Ukraine are marginal zones of Alnus glutinosa dominated bog forests, often with high presence of Salix cinerea. Less frequently this species occurs in reeds on peatland, oak-ash-, and willow-poplar riverine forest, canal banks, oxbows. According to the National habitat catalogue of Ukraine communities with U. kioviensis most often belong to 2 types of habitats: Eutrophic swamps with layer of black alder or birch and Fen scrubs. The modern status and perspectives of species conservation are considered. The protection of its populations and habitats is a key importance.
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