Abstract
The Carpathians, particularly their highest massif, the Tatra Mountains, exhibit the greatest richness of endemics in Poland. The present paper is a critical recapitulation of existing knowledge of endemism among the vascular plants of the Polish part of the Carpathians. It comprises a list of all 110 taxa (49 species, 26 microspecies of the genus <em>Alchemilla </em>and 35 conspicuous subspecies) that can be considered Carpathian endemics or subendemics. Their distribution, vertical ranges and habitats are characterized.
Highlights
Endemism is a important phenomenon when the vegetation history of a given area is considered
Endemic taxa occurring in these areas are mostly neoendemics represented by microspecies or taxa of lower rank
In Poland, the Carpathians and especially the Tatra Mountains are distinguished by the greatest richness of endemics, expressed in the number of endemic taxa (Paw3owski 1972; Mirek, PiêkoMirkowa 1992a, b)
Summary
Endemism is a important phenomenon when the vegetation history of a given area is considered. Endemic taxa of vascular plants occurring in the Polish Carpathians (for abbreviations see below). Mltz com meadows, grasslands, Tacik 1971; tall-herb com., forests P-Mir. et al 1996
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