Flora, vegetation and natural habitat types in Kutelka Reserve (Eastern Stara Planina, Bulgaria)

• Autores: Desislava Sopotlieva, Hristo Pedashenko, Alexandra Alexandrova, Anna Ganeva
• Localización: Phytologia Balcanica: International Journal of Balkan Flora and Vegetation, ISSN 1310-7771, Vol. 22, Nº. 3, 2016, págs. 387-404
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The main aim of this study is to reveal plant diversity (flora, medicinal plants, vegetation), as well as natural habitats on the territory of Kutelka Reserve. Bryophyte flora in the Reserve comprises of 28 species, referred to two divisions (liverworts and mosses), three classes and 18 families. A list of 483 species of vascular plants altogether has been compiled. Ferns are represented by seven species, there are three conifer species and the others (473 species) are flowering plants, including 104 monocots and 369 dicots. Twenty-five plant taxa are endemics and/or of conservation importance. Medicinal plants constitute 167 species. Vegetation is classified into five phytosociological classes. Ten types of natural habitats included in the Habitat Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) and, respectively, Annex 1 of the Bulgarian Biological Diversity Act are represented in the reserve. Our findings show high plant diversity and confirm the reserve’s importance for conservation of biodiversity and nature of Bulgaria.