State of the Population of Gladiolus imbricatus L. in a Molinia Meadow after Extensive Management and Abandonment
Table 1
Floristic composition of the two studied meadows: extensively used meadow (relevé 1) and unmanaged meadow (relevé 2).
No. of relevé
1
2
Date (d/m/y)
—
16.07.2021
18.07.2021
Area of relevé
(m2)
25
25
Coverage of shrub layer b
(%)
—
35
Coverage of herb layer c
(%)
90
90
No. of species in relevé
—
25
25
Layer
Trees and shrubs:
Accompanying species:
Frangula alnus Mill.
b
—
2
Rubus sp.
b
—
2
Quercus robur L.
b
—
+
Herbs:
ChAss. Molinietum caeruleae W. Koch 1926/ChAll. Molinion caeruleae W. Koch 1926:
Gladiolus imbricatus L.
c
2
2
Iris sibirica L.
c
2
3
Betonica officinalis L.
c
2
2
Selinum carvifolia (L.) L.
c
2
1
Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench
c
1
1
Succisa pratensis Moench.
c
1
+
Gentiana pneumonanthe L.
c
—
+
ChO. Molinietalia caeruleae W. Koch 1926:
Serratula tinctoria L.
c
2
1
Lysimachia vulgaris L.
c
2
1
Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.
c
1
1
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.
c
1
1
Angelica sylvestris L.
c
+
1
Juncus effusus L.
c
+
1
Scirpus sylvaticus L.
c
+
1
Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P.Beauv.
c
+
+
Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr
c
+
—
ChCl. Molinio-Arrhenetheretea R. Tx. 1937:
Ranunculus acris L.
c
1
1
Alopecurus pratensis L.
c
+
1
Ranunculus repens L.
c
+
+
Vicia cracca L.
c
—
+
Accompanying species:
Agrostis canina L.
c
1
—
Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeusch
c
1
—
Carex ovalis Gooden.
c
+
—
Carex pallescens L.
c
+
+
Holcus mollis L.
c
+
+
Nardus stricta L.
c
+
+
Ranunculus flammula L.
c
+
—
In order to show the percentage cover of the species, the Braun–Blanquet scale is used (+ <5%, 1 = 5%, 2 = 5–25%, 3 = 25–50%, 4 = 50–75%, 5 = 75–100%); Ch-species characteristic for respective syntaxa: All.-alliance, Ass.-association, Cl.-class, and O.-order (Braun-Blanquet, 1964).
