Floristic structure of mountain plants collection and the present situation in Botanical garden of Siauliai University
Botanical gardens have good possibilities to make scientific researches and it is important to biodiversity conservation, floriculture, landscape gardening etc. Mountain flora introduction in Botanical garden of Siauliai University began at 2001. The subject of research is to summarize mountain flor...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Lithuanian English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://su.lvb.lt/SU:ELABAPDB3463888&prefLang=en_US |
| Summary: | Botanical gardens have good possibilities to make scientific researches and it is important to biodiversity conservation, floriculture, landscape gardening etc. Mountain flora introduction in Botanical garden of Siauliai University began at 2001. The subject of research is to summarize mountain flora introduction process and perspectives. Current collection structure of species and taxonomical dependence was analyzed. In the year 2009 there were 902 plant taxa and cultivars in mountain flora section of Botanical garden. These plant taxa belongs to 249 botanical genus and 53 families. Most numerous families are these: Asteraceae Dumort. – 41 genus (16.5 %), Brassicaceae Burnett 20 (8.03 %) Lamiaceae Lindl. 15 (6.02 %). Most numerous genus in species: Gentiana L. 39 (4.3 %), Saxifraga L. 26 (2.9 %), Campanula L. 25 (2.8 %), Draba L. 19 (2.1 %), Dianthus L. 18 (2.0 %), Androsace L. 16 (1.8 %). 125 plant cultivars (13.9 % of all mountain plants in collection) are included in the list of collection. Collection increases intensively through the seeds exchange with botanical gardens all over the world. On purpose to form collection of high quality there are ordered more and more seeds collected in their natural habitat. In this collection there are representatives from mountains all over the world (Alps, Pyrenees, Caucasus, Altai, Himalaya, Rocky Mountains, New Zeland) and also from arctic zones. The general condition of plants in collection is estimated and the selection of perspective species is made every year. Attention is paid to decorativeness and endurance of the plants (resistance to cold, drought, diseases, pests, moisture resisting), intensity of species propagation (vegetative, by seeds and self-sow). Substantial place of collection is taken by rare and endemic species of mountain flora and medicinal plants. |
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