Сhecklist of flora of the territory of Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve

Study Extent

Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, Northern part of Kyiv region, Ukraine

Sampling

Data from literature sources and own collections of plants were used to compile an annotated list. Identification of herbarium specimens was performed in the laboratories of Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve and O.V.Fomin Botanical Garden of Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv

Method steps

1. processing published data
2. identification of herbarium specimens
3. preparing a checklist dataset

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
3. Lycopodiopsida
   rank: class
4. Equisetopsida
   rank: class
5. Polypodiopsida
   rank: class
6. Psilotopsida
   rank: class
7. Coniferopsida
   rank: class
8. Liliopsida
   rank: class
9. Magnoliopsida
   rank: class

Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve is located in northern Ukraine, in Kyiv region. It includes the territory of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Total Reserve's area is 226964,7 ha. Geographical coordinates of the extreme points of the territory: north - 51°31'52"N, 29°44'14"E south - 51°05'01"N, 30°23'07"E west - 51°15'51"N, 29°16'00"E east - 51°14'11"N, 30°33'31"E