| The Polish Red Data Book
of Plants (664 pp. in Polish with
English summaries, 169 colour photos) covers
pteridophytes and flowering plants which are either
extinct or threatened with extinction – nearly 15%
of the vascular flora in Poland. The text of the Book is
supplemented with maps showing the range of a given taxon
in Europe and the distribution of its localities in
Poand. The book provides descriptions of 296 taxa
(species or subspecies). It covers 38 extinct species (31
have been classified among the extinct category - EX and
7 extinct in the wild – EW). Among these species
there is an endemic Cochlearia polonica, which has
survived at some newly created stations. The number of
critically endangered (CR) species (74) is high in
Poland. These are plants with isolated, often relic
localities, such as Saxifraga nivalis. Among the
endangered category (EN) 59 taxa (eg. Rubus
chamaemorus and Orchis ustulata) have been
classified; among vulnerable (VU) – 102 spp., 21
spp. have been assigned to the lower risk category (LR),
and 2 to the data deficient category (DD).
Polish Academy of Sciences
W. Szafer Institute of Botany
Institute of Nature Conservation
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The
description of each species is arranged as follows:
- Symbol of the category of
threat in Poland
- Latin name
- Polish name
- Family of the taxon
- Synonym (s)
- Status
- Taxonomical remarks
- Geographical distribution
- Occurrence in Poland
- Habitat
- Morphology and biology
- Population size
- Threats and recommendation
for conservation
- Sources of information
- Summary in English.
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 Kraków, 2001
Publisher: W. Szafer Institute of
Botany
Polish Academy of Sciences
ul. Lubicz 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland
tel. (012) 424 17 31; fax: (012) 421 97 90
e-mail: ed-office@ib-pan.krakow.pl
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