Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Vodlozersky National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the boreal zone of Russia: its area is 4724 km2. The vastness and difficulty of access of some areas are reasons for the park’s flora to be only partially known. Lately, 13 not previously reported native species have been detected in the park: Anemonoides nemorosa, Carex rotundata, Cypripedium calceolus, Diphasiastrum × zeilleri, Epipactis helleborine, Euphrasia parviflora, Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fischerianus, Lemna trisulca, Malaxis monophyllos, Myriophyllum sibiricum, Neottia nidus-avis, Ophioglossum vulgatum, and Rumex pseudonatronatus. Four of the novel species were found in the Arkhangelsk part of the park, and nine – in the Karelian part. In addition, the native Epipogium aphyllum and Veratrum lobelianum were reported for the first time for the Karelian part of the park, the latter being a result of introduction from the park’s northern part by water tourists. A finding new only for the Arkhangelsk part is Botrychium lunaria. Native species Cypripedium calceolus and Neottia nidus-avis are red-listed in the Republic of Karelia; species subject to biological surveillance are Botrychium lunaria and Ficaria verna in the Arkhangelsk Region, and Malaxis monophyllos in Karelia. Two of the species – Cypripedium calceolus and Epipogium aphyllum – are listed in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation. Surveys have also detected 12 novel alien species: Allium fistulosum, A. sativum, Campanula latifolia, Chelidonium majus, Cosmos bipinnatus, Epilobium pseudorubescens, Impatiens glandulifera, Leonurus cardiaca subsp. villosus, Malus domestica, Myosotis sylvatica, Rheum rhabarbarum, and Symphyotrichum novi-belgii; they were all found in the park’s only settlement – Kuganavolok Village. These species are quite common in various secondary habitats in Karelia.
DOI: 10.17076/bg1722
Institutions: Forestry Research Institute of Karelian Research Centre, Karelian Research Centre, Vodlozersky National Park, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Management under the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4387300317