Checklist of vascular plants of the flora of the Malyi Potomkinskyi Island (Kherson region, Ukraine)

Study Extent

Malyi Potomkinskyi Island is located in the valley of the Dnipro River, at the branching of the main channel into two rivers Rvach and Bakai. Administratively it is a part of the city of Kherson, located in its southwestern outskirts. It belongs to the small islands. It stretches from east to west for 1300 m with a maximum width of 300 m.

Sampling

Recording and identification of vascular plants with using road-field methods

Quality Control

The identification of vascular plant species was held with morphological methods at the field and in the Kherson State University Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Environmental Protection. Coordinates of records were checked using Google Earth service. Data cleaning using OpenRefine.

Method steps

1. Searching of old parks in Kherson Region
2. Recording and identification of vascular plants
3. Completing of cheklist of vascular plant
4. Data post-processing according to the Darwin Core standards
5. Data checking and cleaning in OpenRefine

Vascular plants (Plantae, Tracheophyta - Polypodiopsida, Pinopsida, Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida),

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
3. Liliopsida
   rank: class
4. Magnoliopsida
   rank: class
5. Pinopsida
   rank: class
6. Polypodiopsida
   rank: class

Malyi Potomkinskyi Island (Kherson city council, Kherson region, Ukraine)