Additions and clarifications to the vascular plant flora of the Ayu-Dag Nature Reserve (the Southern Coast of the Crimea)

Abstract

As a result of long standing field research, analysis of science literature and open Internet resources, additional list of vascular plants of the Ayu-Dag reserve has been compiled, including 51 species and subspecies from 40 genera of 22 families. One family and seven genera, of which one includes the invasive species, the other - relic of cultivation, are also new for this territory. Five taxa of the species and subspecies level are proposed to be adopted under another names, one - to be excluded from the flora checklist. Taking into account these changes, the list of Ayu-Dag flora currently includes 644 species from 348 genera of 88 families. Among the new species for the reserve, seven are classified as rare or insufficiently studied and need protection.