Materials and methods: herbarium collections, literature data, field observations.

Nomenclature: POWO 2023.

Results: On current estimations, family of Caryophyllaceae counts about 90 genera and from 2200 to 3000 species widespread on all continents, but mainly out of tropics. For the flora of Ukraine 49 genera (three from them need confirmation) and 231 species (with subspecies) have been reported. Most numerous native species are genera Dianthus – 49 species (with sub­species), Cerastium – 23, Otites – 17, Silene – 17 (with subspecies), Gypsophila – 11, Minuartia s. str. – 8, and other. At the same time many genera are presented by one or two species (Agrostemma, Bufonia, Carpophora, Cucubalus, Elisanthe, Heliosperma, Kohlrauschia, Lychnis, Myosoton, Paronychia, Pleconax etc. As compared to previous edition of cheklist, changes in specific composition of many genera: Dianthus, Silene, Elisanthe, Minuartia, Stellaria took place, new genera have been distin­guished in many of them: from the genus Stellaria – Alsine, Hylebia, Rabelera; from Silene – Atocion; from Elisanthe – Carpophora, Silenanthe; from Minuartia – Cherleria, Sabulina. Significant nomenclatural changes were made to the genus and species names and taxonomic status of many species. Many species that were previously reported for Ukraine need con­firmation (they are reported only based on literature data, old collections, or based on only one herbarium specimen): Dianthus corymbosus, D. giganteiformis, D. pinifolius, D. pontederae, D. seguieri, D. serotinus, D. spiculifolius, Eudianthe coeli-rosa, Pseudosaponaria pilosa (≡ Gypsophila pilosa), Kohlrauschia velutina, Melandrium astrachanicum, M. nemorale, Moehringia lateriflora, Polyschemone nivalis (≡ Silene nivalis), Sagina apetala, S. hawaiensis (= S. subulata), Silene thymifolia, Spergularia syvaschica, Viscaria alpina. The Central European species Dianthus grationopolitanus (= Dianthus caesius), which has disappeared from the flora of Ukraine, was previously mentioned in all floristic records for the vicinity of Zalishchyka (Khreshchatyk village, Zastavniv district, Chernivtsi region). The extinct species is Heliosperma arcanum (≡ Ixoca arcana), described by H. Zapalovich from the vicinity of the town of Zalishchyka (Ternopil region), according to the collections of G. Zipser, no one else found after 1855.

Keywords

annotated list, distribution, species, subspecies, genus, family, systematics, nomenclature, synonyms, herbarium specimens, Dianthus, Cerastium, Otites, Silene, Gypsophila, Minuartia

Materials and methods: field observations and herbarium collections, microscope technique

Nomenclature: Index Fungorum

Results: In this contribution, new data concerning lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in Ukraine are presented. It includes new record, exclusions, and confirmations to the Ukrainian administrative regions of 64 species of lichen-forming and 20 species of lichenicolous fungi in the 57 genera of Acarospora, Agonimia, Arthonia, Bacidia, Botryolepraria, Caloplaca, Candelaria,Ceratobasidium, Circinaria, Clauzadea, Coeno­gonium, Endococcus, Epithamnolia, Erythricium, Flavoplaca, Illospori­opsis, Intralichen, Ionaspis, Laetisaria, Lathagrium, Lecania, Lendemeri­ella, Lichenochora, Lichenodiplis, Llimoniella, Parmeliopsis, Peltigera, Petractis, Phaeophyscia, Physcia, Placynthium, Platismatia, Polyblastia, Polychidium, Polyozosia, Porina, Protoparmeliopsis, Pyrenidium, Pyrenochaeta, Pyrenodesmia, Punctelia, Rinodina, Rhizo­carpon, Roselliniella, Rusavskia, Scytinium, Spirographa, Stigmidium,Taeniolella, Telogalla, Toninia, Tremella, Trichoconis, Xanthocarpia, Xanthoriicola, Verrucaria. Among them 29 species are the first time reported to the Chernivtsi region, 12 species new to the Sumy region, 10 species new to the Ternopil region, 7 species new to the Ivano-Frankivsk region, 5 species new to the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, 4 species new to the Lviv, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa and Volyn regions, 3 species new to the Donetsk region, two species new to the Zakarpattia region, one species new to the Dnipropetrovk, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovo­grad, Poltava regions as well as one species new to Autonomous Repub­lic of Crimea. The paper includes recent records of lichens and lichenico­lous fungi from National Nature Parks of Ukraine: Carpathian, Holosi­ivsky, Kamianska Sich, Skolivsli Beskydy, Tsumanska Pushcha, Verkhovynsky as well as Carpathian Biosphere Reserve and Cheremosky Regional Landscape Park.

Keywords

biodiversity, new records, Polychidium, Telogalla, Trichoconis

Materials and methods: field observations and herbarium collections, microscope technique

Nomenclature: Plants of the World Online (POWO) (2022)

Results: In this contribution, new data concerning vascular plants in Ukraine are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the Ukrainian regions regarding 58 species from the genera of Aconitum, Amaranthus, Anthoxanthum, Artemisia, Asparagus, Cardamine, Carex, Celastrus, Cenchrus, Centaurium, Cerastium, Chenopodiastrum, Clema­tis, Crassula, Dactylorhiza, Datura, Dichodon, Dipsacus, Dysphania, Equisetum, Eritrichium, Euphorbia, Fritillaria, Gagea, Gentiana, Gladi­olus, Glycyrrhiza, Gypsophila, Hedera, Helianthus, Hemerocallis, Hera­cleum, Iris, Juglans, Lemna, Lilium, Lunaria, Lysimachia, Mercurialis, Nymphaea, Pentanema, Prunus, Pulsatilla, Sagina, Scolochloa, Sedum, Silene, Solanum, Sorghum, Stipa, Thesium, Tribulus and Vitis. Among them, three species of vascular plants are newly reported from Ukraine: Anthoxanthum aristatum was found from Chernivtsi region; Eritrichium nanum – from Ivano-Frankivsk region; Euphorbia serpens – from Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kherson Region and Odesa City. Some findings concern large areas including several regions, in particular, a new species for the Right Bank of the Dnipro River (Crassula vaillantii) and a new species for the Steppe zone of Ukraine (Pentanema squar­rosum) are also reported here. Most of the new finds are given for administrative regions of Ukraine: six species are given for the first time for Cherkasy and Zakarpattia Regions, four – for Dnipropetrovsk Region, three – for Chernihiv, Kirovohrad and Zaporizhia Regions, two – for Kherson, Khmelnytsk, Vinnytsia and Volhyn regions, one – for Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zhytomyr Regions and Autonomous Republic of Crimea. New localities or findings of vascular plant species confirmed by recent data from Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Kyiv and Odesa, regions are given. The localities of numerous rare species of vascular plants are provided. Among them, it is species included in the Resolution № 4 of the Bern Convention (i.e. Thesium ebracteatum), the Red Data Book of Ukraine (i.e. Dactylorhiza incarnata, Fritillaria ruthenica, Gladiolus imbricatus, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Lilium martagon, Lunaria rediviva, Pulsatilla patens, Stipa pennata, Stipa tirsa) and regionally rare plants.

Keywords

biodiversity, new finds, regions, district, Ukraine

Questions: Is the biodiversity of a part of the territory of Northern Polissia near the Uzh River suitable for the establishment of a new Nivetsky Reserve?

Locations: Kyiv Region.

Methods: field research, critical analysis of the literature sources and electronic resources.

Nomenclature: lichens follow Kondratyuk et al. (2021), non lichenized fungi follow Index fungorum (2023), mosses follow Boiko (2014), vascu­lar plants follow POWO (2023)

Results: The publication considers an important biodiversity area of 473 hectares in the vicinity of Cheremoshna and Nivetske villages in the Vyshhorod district of Kyiv region, which is proposed to be designated as a landscape reserve of national importance with the name "Nivetsky". There are 23 species of fungi, 22 species of lichens, 7 species of bryo­phytes and 264 species of higher vascular plants that have been revealed in the projected reserve. Among the rare plant species, four are listed in the Red Data Book, 15 are regionally rare for Kyiv region, and 2 are included in the Appendix I of Resolution 6 of the Bern Convention. One species of fungi is included in the Red Data Book. Among animals, even according to preliminary studies, 13 species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine and 12 in the Resolution 6 of the Bern Convention (2 species are included in both lists simultaneously). In addition to the list of rare species, a list of habitats from the Resolution 4 of the Bern Conven­tion which were found on the territory of  the projected reserve is provid­ed (18 types in total). Habitat types that are protected at the European level, in particular D5.2, G1.51, and especially G1.8, comprise a signifi­cant part of the reserve area.

Conclusions: Thus, this area has a high habitat and biotic diversity. The most valuable areas for conservation are old-growth oak forests and sub-boreal forests, mesotrophic and eutrophic bogs. The list of species known for the projected Nivetsky Reserve is published for the first time.

Keywords

rare species, rare habitats, Forest zone, Kyiv region, Resolution 4 of the Bern Convention

Question: What is the distribution of Viola sororia in Ukraine?

Locations: Cherkasy, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Zakarpattia & Zhytomyr Regions.

Methods: field research and critical analysis of herbarium collections of the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (KW) and the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (KWHA), data from the literature and the iNaturalist electronic resource.

Nomenclature: Galasso et al. 2018, Marcussen et al. 2022, POWO 2023.

Results: The generalized data about current distribution of Viola sororia (Violaceae), a new alien species of Ukrainian flora was reported. Species is wide cultivated in Ukraine in many botanical gardens, arboretums, urban parks and private gardens. The species was recorded in several localities in the country as escaped plant as well as on the territories of cultivation and outside them (spontaneous distribution). The taxonomical position and the main morphological characteristics, chorological data (primary and secondary ranges), ecological and coenotic peculiarities were given. The species has North American origin. In Ukraine, it considers as ergasiophygophyte and colonophyte according to degree of naturalization. Mainly plants occurs as single or in small groups in unformed plant communities. The species show a tendency to penetration in natural forest coenoses in Zhytomyr Polissia. The map of distribution of Viola sororia in Ukraine in culture and spontaneous localities was presented.

Conclusions: Thespontaneous distribution of Viola sororia has been recorded in the Carpathians Mts, mixed forests zone and forest-steppe zone. In total, 21 locations of the species were noted outside the cultivated areas in six administrative regions of Ukraine, in large cities and their surroundings. Among them, 7 localities were found from scientific centers of plant introduction.

Keywords

alien species, cultivation, escaped plants, invasion