Plants of the Hnylyi Tikych River basin and adjacent territories

Study Extent

We express our gratitude to Andriy Babytskyi for help with organization of expedition trip; Denis Davydov for identifying some species; to Armed Forces of Ukraine - for courage, protection from the aggressor and the opportunity to collect biodiversity data even during the war.

Sampling

We collected 214 releves of the natural vegetation of various types: dry, mesic and wet grasslands, rocky outcrops, shrubs, forests, wetlands and aquatic vegetation. The plot size was 16 m2 (4×4 m) for grasslands, 100 m2 (10×10) for forests, 25 m2 (5×5) for shrubs, at least 10 m2 for rocks depending on the aspect and steepness of the slope.

Quality Control

The authors are fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset.

Method steps

1. Preliminary designation of the study sites and plots.
2. Field expeditions to the study sites.
3. Conduction of a field research with vegetation releves.
4. Collecting samples for herbarium.
5. Collecting of photo material.
6. Species identification.
7. Georeferencing.
8. Organizing of the dataset according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset includes records of Plantae kingdom, Tracheophyta phylum (4 classes: Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Pinopsida, Polypodiopsida).

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
3. Liliopsida
   rank: class
4. Magnoliopsida
   rank: class
5. Polypodiopsida
   rank: class
6. Pinopsida
   rank: class
7. Pinales
   rank: order
8. Equisetales
   rank: order
9. Polypodiales
   rank: order
10. Apiales
    rank: order
11. Asterales
    rank: order
12. Boraginales
    rank: order
13. Brassicales
    rank: order
14. Caryophyllales
    rank: order
15. Celastrales
    rank: order
16. Cornales
    rank: order
17. Cucurbitales
    rank: order
18. Ceratophyllales
    rank: order
19. Dipsacales
    rank: order
20. Ericales
    rank: order
21. Fagales
    rank: order
22. Fabales
    rank: order
23. Gentianales
    rank: order
24. Geraniales
    rank: order
25. Lamiales
    rank: order
26. Malpighiales
    rank: order
27. Malvales
    rank: order
28. Myrtales
    rank: order
29. Nymphaeales
    rank: order
30. Oxalidales
    rank: order
31. Piperales
    rank: order
32. Ranunculales
    rank: order
33. Rosales
    rank: order
34. Santalales
    rank: order
35. Sapindales
    rank: order
36. Saxifragales
    rank: order
37. Solanales
    rank: order
38. Vitales
    rank: order
39. Acorales
    rank: order
40. Alismatales
    rank: order
41. Asparagales
    rank: order
42. Liliales
    rank: order
43. Poales
    rank: order

The dataset consists of records from Hnylyi Tikych River basin – from Snizhky village (Bila Tserkva district, Kyiv region) to the confluence with the Hirskyi Tikych River near Kryvi Kolina village (Lysyanka district, Cherkasy region) and separate adjacent areas of the Synyuha and Hirskyi Tikych river basins.