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This study reports the first record of Spiraea hypericifolia subsp. hypericifolia in Kosovo, found on Mt. Golesh at 740 m a.s.l. The taxon forms a dense population on serpentine substrates, occupying a specific ecological niche. Due to its limited distribution and specific habitat requirements, it faces a high risk of extinction. A preliminary conservation status assessment suggests it is Vulnerable (VU) D2 according to IUCN criteria. Additional field surveys and habitat monitoring are needed to protect this population against environmental and anthropogenic pressures.
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AMMK 2019: Professional rationale for declaring the locality of Forsythia europaea in Golesh a protected area - 7036/19. Prishtina.
Çavolli, R., 1997: Regional geography of Kosovo. ETMK. Prishtina.
Conti, F., Bartolucci, F., 2023: Taxonomy and distribution of Spiraea hypericifolia in Italy and typification of the name S. flabellata (Rosaceae). Plants, 12(3), 536. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030536
Euro+Med 2006+ (continuously updated): Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. – Published at http://www.europlusmed.org [accessed 30.05.2024]
Herath, I., Kumarathilaka, P., Navaratne, A., Rajakaruna, N., Vithanage, M., 2014: Immobilization and phytotoxicity reduction of heavy metals in serpentine soil using biochar. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 15(1), 126–138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-014-0967-4
IUCN 2012: IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
Jordanov, D., (ed). 1973: Flora of Bulgaria - Vol. 5. Academia Scientiarum Bulgarica - Institutum Botanicum, Sofia. p. 26.
Kostikova, V. A., Petrova, N. V., 2021: Phytoconstituents and bioactivity of plants of the genus Spiraea l. (Rosaceae): a review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(20), 11163. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011163
Kostikova, V., Zarubaev, V., Esaulkova, I., Sinegubova, E., Kadyrova, R., Shaldaeva, T., Veklich, T., Kuznetsov, A., 2022: The antiviral, antiradical, and phytochemical potential of dry extracts from Spiraea hypericifolia, S. media, and S. salicifolia (Rosaceae). South African Journal of Botany, 147, 215–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.01.013
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Kubitzki, K., 2004: Flowering plants. Dicotyledons - The families and genera of vascular plants (Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales). XI, 489. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Kurtto, A., 2009: Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at http://www.europlusmed.org [accessed 26.06.2024]
Labus, D., 1973: Hydrological characteristics of Golesh mountain. Bulletin of Scientific Papers, FNMS, UP. Prishtina.
Marković, Đ. J., 1990: Enciklopedijski Geografski Leksikon Jugoslavije. 2. Ed.. Svjetlost, Sarajevo.
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Pllana, R., 2015: Climate of Kosovo. Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts. Special Edition - CLI - Section of Natural Sciences - Book 26. p. 261.
Potter, D., Eriksson, T., Evans, R. C., Oh, S., Smedmark, J. E. E., Morgan, D. R., Kerr, M., Robertson, K. R., Arsenault, M., Dickinson, T. A., Campbell, C. S., 2007: Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 266(1–2), 5–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-007-0539-9
POWO 2024: Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved June 21, 2024 from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
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Tatić, B., Pavlović, M., 1975: Flora of SR Serbia - V. Belgrade: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. p. 5.
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Yu, S., Gadagkar, S. R., Potter, D., Xu, D., Zhang, M., Li, Z., 2018: Phylogeny of Spiraea (Rosaceae) based on plastid and nuclear molecular data: Implications for morphological character evolution and systematics. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 34, 109–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2018.08.003