BiodiversityAssessment: Corridor Vc2 Project, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) - subsection from Buna to Počitelj - 7.2 km - March 2016 1 Name: BiodiversityAssessment: Corridor Vc2 Project, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) - subsection from Buna to Počitelj - 7.2 km - Investor: IPSA INSTITUT doo Put života bb 71000 SARAJEVO Language: English Contractor: Center for economic, technological and environmental development – CETEOR doo Sarajevo Topal Osman Paše 32b BA, 71000 Sarajevo Phone:+ 387 33 563 580 Fax: +387 33 205 725 E-mail:
[email protected] with: Doc. Dr Samir Đug Mr Sc Nusret Drešković, Date: Mart 2016 Number: 01/P-1478/14 2 1. Flora and Vegetation The southern part of Herzegovina where is situated the alignment is distinguished by the presence of mainly evergreen vegetation with numerous typical Mediterranean plants and rich fauna. 1.1. Flora The largest number of plant species belongs to the various subgroups of Mediterranean floral element. The most abundant plant families are grasses (Poaceae), legumes (Fabaceae) and aster family (Asteraceae), which also indicates Mediterranean and Submediterranean features of the flora. After literature data (Šilić 1996), some 10% of rare, endangered and endemic plant species from Bosnia and Herzegovina grows in Mediterranean region of the country. From this list, in investigated area could be found vulnerable species Celtis tournefortii, Cyclamen neapolitanum, Cyclamen repandum, Acanthus spinossisimus, Ruscus aculeatus, Galanthus nivalis, Orchis simia, Orchis spitzelii and some others. Rare species in this area are: Dittrichia viscosa, Rhamnus intermedius, Petteria ramentacea, Moltkia petraea, and Asphodelus aestivus. By the roads and in the areas under strong human impacts could be found certain introduced species, such as Paspalum paspaloides, P.