Vascular grassland plants of Tibagi River Spring, Ponta Grossa, Brazil

A systematic survey was carried out on wet grasslands found over Histosols at Upper Tibagi River basin, between Ponta Grossa and Palmeira municipalities, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, place of high importance because of soil water retention capability and soil carbon pool composition. We provide a...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 257 - 262
Main Authors Andrade, Bianca Ott, Kozera, Carina, Curcio, Gustavo Ribas, Galvão, Franklin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 01.12.2011
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Summary:A systematic survey was carried out on wet grasslands found over Histosols at Upper Tibagi River basin, between Ponta Grossa and Palmeira municipalities, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, place of high importance because of soil water retention capability and soil carbon pool composition. We provide a checklist containing 146 species, 96 genera and 42 plant families for the area. Families with higher species richness were Asteraceae (27 species; 21 genera), Poaceae (24; 16) and Cyperaceae (18; 6). Four species were classified as endangered or rare, and one as exotic. The specific richness in wet grassland environments at the state of Paraná underlines the need for conservation efforts encompassing these formations.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/7.3.257