<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents a study on the distribution of wild roses and hawthorns in the town of Piła (NW Poland). The main purpose of the study was to provide a full list of wild Crataegus and Rosa taxa growing in the researched area. Field studies (2014-2015) and formerly published data made it possible to recognize 19 taxa, among them 14 native taxa (including two rose nothospecies), 4 anthropophytes and 1 hybrid. Eleven new taxa were found in the explored area during the studies. These were: <italic>Crataegus rhipidophylla</italic>, <italic>C.</italic> × <italic>macrocarpa</italic>, <italic>C.</italic> × <italic>subsphaericea</italic>, <italic>C</italic>. × <italic>media</italic> ‘Rubra Plena’, <italic>Rosa majalis, R. villosa, R. rubiginosa, R. × subcollina, R. glauca, R. rugosa, R. multiflora</italic> and interspecific hybrid <italic>Rosa canina × R. rubiginosa</italic>.</p></abstract>

The paper presents a study on the distribution of wild roses and hawthorns in the town of Piła (NW Poland). The main purpose of the study was to provide a full list of wild Crataegus and Rosa taxa growing in the researched area. Field studies (2014-2015) and formerly published data made it possible to recognize 19 taxa, among them 14 native taxa (including two rose nothospecies), 4 anthropophytes and 1 hybrid. Eleven new taxa were found in the explored area during the studies. These were: Crataegus rhipidophylla, C. × macrocarpa, C. × subsphaericea, C. × media ‘Rubra Plena’, Rosa majalis, R. villosa, R. rubiginosa, R. × subcollina, R. glauca, R. rugosa, R. multiflora and interspecific hybrid Rosa canina × R. rubiginosa.

Wild roses and hawthorns of urban area: a case study of Piła in Poland

Ojców National Park, 32-045 Sułoszowa, Ojców 9,

Department of Biology, Morphological and Health Sciences, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzów Wlkp., University School of Physical Education in Poznań, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wlkp.,

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The paper presents a study on the distribution of wild roses and hawthorns in the town of Piła (NW Poland). The main purpose of the study was to provide a full...

Wild roses and hawthorns of urban area: a case study of Piła in Poland

Published Online: Dec 28, 2016

Page range: 27 - 40

Received: Jun 13, 2016

Accepted: Sep 26, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2016-0014

Keywords
critical taxa, nothospecies, hybrid, native species, anthropohyte, distribution

© 2016 De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Wild roses and hawthorns of urban area: a case study of Piła in Poland

Published Online: Dec 28, 2016

Page range: 27 - 40

Received: Jun 13, 2016

Accepted: Sep 26, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2016-0014

Keywordscritical taxa, nothospecies, hybrid, native species, anthropohyte, distribution

© 2016 De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
critical taxa, nothospecies, hybrid, native species, anthropohyte, distribution