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Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris L., Liliaceae) – 10 years of monitoring campaign for primary and secondary schools

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris L., Liliaceae) is a spring flower of wet grasslands and light, open wet thickets and forests. It is widespread in continental Croatia, with a few isolated localities from Velebit area. According to the Red Book of Vascular Flora of Croatia it is considered a vulnerable species (VU). Snake's head fritillary monitoring campaign began in 2005 in cooperation with schools of Međimurje and Krapina‐Zagorje County. To date, the action spread, and is being conducted in collaboration with public institutions for management of protected natural values of the nine counties, Međimurje, Krapina‐Zagorje, Koprivnica‐ Križevci, Varaždin, Bjelovar‐ Bilogora, Sisak‐ Moslavina, Zagreb, Karlovac and Požega‐Slavonia County, and primary and secondary schools of these counties. During the action important data on the distribution of Snake's head fritillary in Croatia was collected, as presented in this presentation. Also, it was found that the Snake's head fritillary has disappeared from several localities, mainly due to land ameliorations, expansion of commercial or residential areas, road construction and the conversion of grassland to arable land. Based on all available data, including the literature data, our own field observations and data collected through the monitoring campaign the threat category of Snake's head fritillary was reassessed.

Fritillary; counting; threat category; threats

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