Floristic analysis of the vegetation cover of the Belorechensky State Natural Zoological Reserve of Regional Importance (Krasnodar region)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the floristic analysis of the vegetation cover of the territory of the State Natural Zoological Reserve second cluster (SPZZ) of regional significance «Belorechensky». Between 2020 and 2022 163 species of vascular plants belonging to 111 genera, 48 families were identified. The predominant families are Asteraceae - 13.5 %, Rosaceae - 9.2 %, Poaceae - 7.9 %. The conducted ecological analysis showed that in relation to the conditions of moisture, the vascular plants of the Belorechensky State Nature Reserve belong to four ecological groups: mesophytes - 66.26 %, xerophytes - 17.18 %, hygrophytes - 15.95 %, hydrophytes - 0.61 % . In relation to the lighting conditions, five heliomorphs were distinguished: heliophytes - 61.96 %, subheliophytes - 21.47 %, scioheliophytes - 12.27 %, semiheliophytes - 3.07 %, sciophytes - 1.23 %. As a result of the sosological analysis of the flora of the Belorechensky State Nature Reserve 2nd cluster, 3 plant species included in the Red Books of the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygea and the Russian Federation of different release years were identified: Cyclamen coum Mill. subsp. caucasicum (C. Koch) O. Schwarz, Helleborus caucasicus