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Name & Conservation status
English name:
Ligularia sibirica
Latin name:
Ligularia sibirica
In the language of the given country:
Zlatna jezičnica
Conservation status:
CR - Critically Endangered
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Classis:
Eudicots
Ordo:
Asterales
Familia:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Ligularia
Description
This species was found in Croatian flora for the first time in 1989, exactly in the Park area. A large number of them was found at two location in the Park. They grow up in the valleys, in dump and marshy areas along streams and beside bushes of alder (Alnus glu¬tinosa) and willow trees (Salix sp. ) According to what was known so far, the presence of zlatna jezicnica (Ligularia sibirica), represents here the most southern location where this species was found. The main area of this species is located in Central and East Asia. In Europe it is spread in the French Central Mountains, Tatras (up to 900m above the sea level), in Poland, East Austria, Rumania, Bulgaria, in the area of the eastern and westem section of the Carpathians and on Ural. In all these areas it is being developed under the conditions similar to those in the Park.
Zlatna jezicnica is a perennial, of over two meters. Its stalk is flat and not ramified, cross - section shows hollow. Lover leaves are placed on the long stalks, they are radiant, heart - shaped and big (10 to 15 cm). Leaves on the stalk, looking from down upwards, are smaller and smaller and placed in a sitting position. There is a large number of gold - yellow head - shaped flowers, in a cluster flowering on the fop of the stalk. Central flowers are tube - shaped and those at the ends are head - shaped (8 to 10 flowers) . The fruit is short and brown, containing whitish pappus. The flower is grown up in its most beautiful form from mid August till mid September.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Hawk's beard
Latin name:
Crepis conyzifolia
In the language of the given country:
Dimak
Conservation status:
EN - Endangered
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Classis:
Cichorieae
Ordo:
Asterales
Familia:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Crepis
Description
Rare and interesting species of Croatian flora is also hawk's beard (Crepis conyzifolia). It has been found in only two locations in the mountain section of Croatia, but both are questionable in recent time. This species is abundantly present in composition of grass vegetation in the south - western section of the Park, in the southern part of Homoljacko polje. In that area, hawk's beard (Crepis conyzifolia) makes a special type of grass vegetation.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Sundew
Latin name:
Drosera rotundifolia
In the language of the given country:
Okruglolisna rosika
Conservation status:
CR - Critically Endangered
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Magnoliopsida
Ordo:
Caryophyllales
Familia:
Droseraceae
Genus:
Drosera
Description
At the mouth, where the White and Black river join the Matica, on a peatbog grows sundew (Drosera rotundifolia). This kind of living area is hard to find in Croatia, and therefore sundew is a rare species of our flora. That is a small plant with round leaves thickly covered by red, head - shaped, gland - like hair secreting transparent droplets of digestive juices. Sundew belongs to carnivorous plants of our flora. When a small bug comes onto the leaf, all gland - like hairs move towards the victim and stick the victim from all sides. They remain in that position until the plunder is digested.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Utricularia
Latin name:
Utricularia minor
In the language of the given country:
Mala mješinka
Conservation status:
CR - Critically Endangered
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Magnoliopsida
Ordo:
Scrophulariales
Familia:
Lentibulariaceae
Genus:
Utricularia
Description
Extremely rare camivorous plant of our flora that grows in the Park area - it is urticularia (Urticularia minor). This plant lives in the water, and to catch the victim uses deadly trap in form of bubbles. When a small crab or other water organisms enter those bubble traps, they die soon and then are decomposed by digestive juices secreted from small hairs.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Telekia
Latin name:
Telekia speciosa
In the language of the given country:
Kolotoč
Conservation status:
CR - Critically Endangered
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Magnoliopsida
Ordo:
Asterales
Familia:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Telekia
Description
An interesting species of our flora is also kolotoc (Telekia speciosa). That is a tall plant with magniflcent, large head ¬ shaped flowers and big leaves. This species is connecting our flora with Carpathians one. It grows on forest clearings and along the forest paths. In the Park it is spread in Corkova uvala virgin forest.
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