Vascular Flora of Bardača Complex

Abstract

This work gives overview and basic characteristics of vascular flora of Bardača complex: ecological indicator values, biological spectrum and spectrum of areal types. Total of 316 herbal species are found during floristic research conducted on the area of Bardača. Out of that number, six species are in the phylum Pteridophyta (two in class Equisetatae and four in class Filicatae), and 310 species belong to Magnoliophyta (232 in class Magnoliate and 78 in class Liliate). Based on the ecological analysis of found herbal species, researched area is mesophyll with neutral and low acidly ground, medium rich with mineral substances, with adequate light and warmth regime. Ten life forms have been found through the analysis of the biological spectrum of flora. Among them are hemicryptophyta (33,86%) and cryptophyta (geophyta 21,52% and aquatic helo-hidrophyta 7,91%). By analyzing areal types, 27 flora elements have been found, among which dominate flora elements of wide distribution (Euro-Asian, Circumpolar, Cosmopolitan and Adventive) with 204 herbal species (64,55%). Rational use of Bardača complex, according to the principles of sustainable development, implies keeping unique genetic resources because of many exponents of relic tertiary flora are present.