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Vascular flora of proposed significant landscape "Olive groves of Lun" (island of Pag)

“Olive groves of Lun” are located on the peninsula of Lun, in the northern part of the island of Pag. They represent unique natural olive groves originated by grafting of olive varieties, primarily Oblica, on wild olive (Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris Brot.) which grows naturally here. In some places in the olive groves endemic community of Asphodelo-Chrysopogonetum grylli H-ić. (1956) 1958 (NKS C.3.5.1.3.) is developed, with the domination of species Asphodelus aestivus Brot. Vascular flora on the area of 131.29 ha of “Olive groves of Lun” has been researched during the year 2012. For the researched area of olive groves 206 plant species and subspecies were recorded. Out of them 27 are protected, while three are strictly protected under the Nature Protection Act (Official Gazette 70/05, 139/08, 57/11). Recorded taxa are characteristic for the vegetation of rocky pastures. These are annual or perennial species growing in open, sunny places (the stone walls, the ragged roads within olive groves, etc.). Because this area is being grazed by sheep, among them are extremely widespread prickly species i.e. species resistant to grazing of the family Asteraceae s.l. and Fabaceae. On the other hand, on the area of olive groves there are also elements of the eumediterranean evergreen forests, which are especially well developed on the neglected parts of olive groves. As an important finding we would like to highlight the rare, endemic species of orchid Ophrys medea Devillers et Devillers-Tersch., which has hitherto been known only from the southern part of Istria and the Kvarner islands of Krk and Cres. Researched area “Olive groves of Lun” has been proposed for protection as a significant landscape (IUCN category V).

olive grove; Olea europaea var. sylvestris; peninsula of Lun; Ophrys medea

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