Contribution to the flora of the islets of the Medulin Archipelago (Istria)

Abstract

The flora of six islets of the Medulin Archipelago (Bodulaš, Ceja, Fenera, Fenoliga, Šekovac, Trumbaja) in southern Istria was explored in 2014 and 2021. Altogether, 214 taxa belonging to 50 families were recorded. As expected, the families most represented were Poaceae and Fabaceae, the most common chorotypes were the Mediterranean floral element followed by widespread plants and the South European floral element, while the most represented life-forms were therophytes, hemicryptophytes and geophytes. Altogether 15 taxa within IUCN categories were recorded; however, the flora of the area is generally not threatened. The finding of Anthemis tomentosa, Trifolium glomeratum, Coronopus didymus and Campanula rapunculus f. verruculosa was particularly interesting.