New findings of Serratula lycopifolia (Vill.) A. Kern. and Trifolium pannonicum Jacq.-rare species in the flora of the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The study was conducted within the field expeditions during which were collected seeds of rare plants, in the forest near the village of Vădeni, Soroca district, where new growth sites of two rare species, included in the 3rd edition of the Red Book (2015), were identified: Serratula lycopifolia (Vill.) A. Kerner and Trifolium pannonicum Jacq. The species inhabit the glades of mixed stands, dominated by the Quercus petreae (Matt.) Liebl. and Q. robur L., which is approximately 80 years old, light gray soil type, on a plateau an at an altitude of 320 m. Collected specimens of the identified species were herbariumized and deposited in the Herbarium of the “Al. Ciubotaru” National Botanical Garden (Institute)