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New records of endemic Iris adriatica (Iridaceae) in the North Adriatic (Croatia)

Iris adriatica Trinajstić ex Mitić is the strictly endemic rhizomatous dwarf plant from the I. pumila complex, first recorded and described in 2002 in Croatia. Due to its small, lately decreased or disappearing populations, I. adriatica belongs to the NT (near threatened) IUCN category in the Croatian Red Book of Vascular Plants. Recent metabolic profiling of this species revealed its great pharmacological potential and chemotaxonomic relevance. So far, its recorded presence has been limited to the few locations in central Dalmatia (Croatia). Here we present the new records of I. adriatica on the Island Cres in North Adriatic. Two new locations were identified: one in the area of Srem, on the north of the church St. Mihovil (155 MASL) and the other, small population in the area of Jelovica, around the church of St. Juraj (141 MASL), which is the northernmost, so far confirmed record of this species in the Republic of Croatia.

Iris adriatica ; new records ; endemic species ; Cres ; North Adriatic

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