Checklist of vascular plants of the core of Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova" (Kherson Region, Ukraine)

Viktor Shapoval

doi:10.15468/ezk2jq

Checklist of vascular plants of the core of Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova" (Kherson Region, Ukraine)

Citation

Shapoval V (2024). Checklist of vascular plants of the core of Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova" (Kherson Region, Ukraine). Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ezk2jq accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-11-18.

Description

The dataset presents a checklist of vascular plants from the Askania steppe (the core of the Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova", Kherson Region, Ukraine). It was compiled based on the original author's surveys conducted within 2003–2021. The dataset includes critical analysis, generalisation, and nomenclatural-taxonomic revision of previous floristic studies of the Askania steppe from the 19th–20th centuries, as well as local herbarium collections.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Natural core of "Askania Nova" Reserve, southern Ukraine.

Sampling

The re-inventory of vascular plant flora was conducted using traditional expedition-route methods, with location recording in the existing grid system and GPS navigation. Surveys were planned considering the ecological niche, habitat specificity, and phenology of the species. Results were aligned with historical floristic surveys (e.g., Teetzmann, 1845; Pachosky, 1923; Korotkova, 1964; Vedenkov, Vodopyanova, 1974; Vedenkov, 1989; Elonova, 1990) and regional herbarium collections (ASCN, KW, KHER, KHEM). Species names follow the checklist by Mosyakin & Fedoronchuk (1999) and Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Method steps

Exploratory surveys of the territory.
Routes studies of various reserve sections.
Plant specimens sampling and identification.
Revision of herbarium collections and historical floristic records.
Generalisation, nomenclatural-taxonomic analysis, and compilation of the flora synopsis.

Taxonomic Coverages

Hydrophyllaceae
rank: family
Santalales
rank: order
Elatinaceae
rank: family
Hypericaceae
rank: family
Lamiaceae
rank: family
Gentianaceae
rank: family
Malvaceae
rank: family
Cannabaceae
rank: family
Geraniales
rank: order
Dipsacales
rank: order
Thymelaeaceae
rank: family
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Asterales
rank: order
Scrophulariaceae
rank: family
Plantaginaceae
rank: family
Tetradiclidaceae
rank: family
Rhamnaceae
rank: family
Liliaceae
rank: family
Rosaceae
rank: family
Plantae
rank: kingdom
Ranunculaceae
rank: family
Ericales
rank: order
Cyperaceae
rank: family
Amaryllidaceae
rank: family
Alismatales
rank: order
Solanales
rank: order
Apiaceae
rank: family
Grossulariaceae
rank: family
Oleaceae
rank: family
Magnoliopsida
rank: class
Lentibulariaceae
rank: family
Asparagaceae
rank: family
Solanaceae
rank: family
Typhaceae
rank: family
Ranunculales
rank: order
Caryophyllaceae
rank: family
Poales
rank: order
Papaveraceae
rank: family
Iridaceae
rank: family
Malpighiales
rank: order
Ulmaceae
rank: family
Araceae
rank: family
Asparagales
rank: order
Myrtales
rank: order
Polygonaceae
rank: family
Juncaginaceae
rank: family
Plumbaginaceae
rank: family
Portulacaceae
rank: family
Onagraceae
rank: family
Butomaceae
rank: family
Liliopsida
rank: class
Poaceae
rank: family
Malvales
rank: order
Geraniaceae
rank: family
Brassicaceae
rank: family
Rubiaceae
rank: family
Potamogetonaceae
rank: family
Juncaceae
rank: family
Boraginales
rank: order
Fabaceae
rank: family
Crassulaceae
rank: family
Violaceae
rank: family
Lamiales
rank: order
Urticaceae
rank: family
Caryophyllales
rank: order
Boraginaceae
rank: family
Heliotropiaceae
rank: family
Caprifoliaceae
rank: family
Resedaceae
rank: family
Zygophyllaceae
rank: family
Liliales
rank: order
Moraceae
rank: family
Verbenaceae
rank: family
Lythraceae
rank: family
Zygophyllales
rank: order
Rosales
rank: order
Fabales
rank: order
Saxifragales
rank: order
Convolvulaceae
rank: family
Brassicales
rank: order
Primulaceae
rank: family
Sapindales
rank: order
Gentianales
rank: order
Linaceae
rank: family
Amaranthaceae
rank: family
Asteraceae
rank: family
Orobanchaceae
rank: family
Euphorbiaceae
rank: family
Thesiaceae
rank: family
Apiales
rank: order
Alismataceae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Ukraine, Kherson Region, Kakhovka District, Biosphere Reserve “Askania Nova” (natural core, 11,054 ha).

Bibliographic Citations

Shapoval, V. V. (2012). The flora of vascular plants of the Askania steppe [Флора судинних рослин асканійського степу]. Armeniansk: FOP Andreev O. V. -
Vedenkov, E. P. (1989). The flora of the “Askania Nova” Reserve (annotated list of flowering plants of the protected steppe) [Флора заповедника “Аскания-Нова” (аннотированный список цветковых растений заповедной степи)] (Edited by V. N. Tikhomirov). Moscow. -
Vedenkov, E. P., & Vodopyanova, V. G. (1974). The flora of the protected steppe “Askania Nova” [Флора заповідного степу “Асканія-Нова”]. In Plant resources of the protected steppe and botanical park “Askania Nova” [Рослинні багатства заповідного степу і ботанічного парку “Асканія-Нова”] (pp. 11–58). Kyiv: Naukova Dumka. -
Elonova, L. D. (1990). Reinventory and analysis of the current state of the flora of flowering plants in the protected steppe “Askania Nova” [Реинвентаризация и анализ современного состояния флоры цветковых растений заповедной степи “Аскания-Нова”]. In Monitoring the state of the geophysical environment and biota of the Ukrainian State Biosphere Reserve “Askania Nova” in its typical natural-anthropogenic ecosystem series [Мониторинг состояния геофизической среды и биоты Украинского государственного биосферного заповедника “Аскания-Нова” в его типичном природно-антропогенном ряду экосистем] (Final research report, GR No. 01870098818). Askania Nova: Ukrainian Research Institute of Livestock Breeding “Askania Nova.” -
Korotkova, E. I. (1964). Dynamics of vegetation cover in the southern Ukrainian steppe based on observations in “Askania Nova” [Динамика растительного покрова южно-украинской степи по наблюдениям в Аскании-Нова] (Doctoral dissertation). Leningrad. -
Pachosky, I. K. (1923). List of plants inhabiting the territory of the State Reserve “Askania Nova” [Список растений, обитающих на территории Государственного Заповедника “Аскания-Нова”]. Proceedings of the State Steppe Reserve “Askania Nova” [Изв. Гос. Степного Заповедника “Аскания-Нова”], II, 97–144. Kherson. -

Contacts

Viktor Shapoval
originator
position: Director
Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova"
UA
email: shapoval_botany@ukr.net
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-663X

Viktor Shapoval
metadata author
position: Director
Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova"
UA
email: shapoval_botany@ukr.net
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-663X

Oleh Prylutskyi
custodian steward
position: Senior Researcher
Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova"
UA
email: oleh.prylutskyi@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-517X

Oleh Prylutskyi
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Researcher
Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova"
UA
email: oleh.prylutskyi@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-517X