Milenko Milović

University of Zagreb · Department of Biology

According to literature data and field research conducted in 2019 and 2020, there are 346 vascular native and non-native taxa with the ability to survive outside crops (309 species, 36 subspecies and varieties) on the island of Rivanj (3,615 km2). Including 84 taxa in cultivation, we state that the total flora of Rivanj numbers 430 taxa. Those in c...

We investigated the floristic richness of ruderal sites along the newly built access roads to Pelješac Bridge after several years of construction and three months of traffic on the roads (in autumn 2022). A clear dominance of steno-Mediterranean plants was observed, with a considerable proportion of cosmopolitans, accompanied by a high proportion o...

The stenoendemic species Dalmatocytisus dalmaticus (Vis.) Trinajstić was previously known only from two sites (hills of Medinjak and Šušnjevača) on the outskirts of Sinj. But large populations have been found at over 30 new sites in the surroundings of Sinj, Otok and Trilj. The plant grows on substrate of limestone marls, on rocky grasslands, as we...

Vegetation diversity and ecology of grassland communities with Salvia officinalis were assessed in the natural range of the species in the Western Balkans, using the Braun-Blanquet approach. With the aim of defining the differences among the communities and identifying the main environmental gradients, cluster analysis (Flexible Beta method) and no...

Based on our own research carried out from 2013 to 2019 and literature data, this study presents for the first time a comprehensive floristic list of Mt Svilaja (max. 1508 m a.s.l.). It contains 1285 taxa classified within 502 genera and 109 families. Of these, 552 taxa are listed for the first time for Svilaja. Out of 733 taxa recorded previously,...

The flora of the cobbled streets and pavements in the Old City of Dubrovnik, South Croatia, was studied in unusual circumstances with lack of trampling due to the Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020. The features of the flora through analyses of taxonomic composition, life forms, chorotypes and the phytosociological character of species found at eight...

Svilaja (1508 m n. v.) je planina u Dalmatinskoj Zagori, u središnjem dijelu unutrašnje Dalmacije. Flora i vegetacija planine Svilaje do sada nije sustavno istraživana. Od 2013. obavljaju se opsežna terenska istraživanja s ciljem inventarizacije ukupne flore. U ovom radu su, na temelju dostupnih podataka iz literature, prikazana obilježja reljefa,...

Some wild, morphologically diverse taxa of the genus Iris in the broad Alpine-Dinaric area have never been explored molecularly, and/or have ambiguous systematic status. The main aims of our research were to perform a molecular study of critical Iris taxa from that area (especially a narrow endemic accepted species I. adriatica, for which we also a...

Walls represent globally distributed, locally extensive, artificial ecosystems. Wall vegetation is still poorly known in the Mediterranean and Temperate regions of southeastern Europe. The aim of this study is to classify and describe chasmophytic vegetation of walls, covering southeastern Europe from Slovenia to North Macedonia. From a total 463 p...

Iris adriatica Trinajstić ex Mitić is a strictly endemic rhizomatous dwarf plant from the I.pumila complex first described in 2002. As an endemic species it is confined to a few Croatian localities in the wider area of Dalmatia (recorded 1980) and the island of Cres (recorded 2014) in the Northern Adriatic. I. adriatica is classified as a NT (near...

A phytosociological investigation of spontaneous vegetation on seven-year-old ferro-manganese and silico-manganese slag heaps in southern Croatia showed a predominance of ruderals and weeds (Chenopodietea, Artemisietea vulgaris) and taxa of dry open habitats (Festuco-Brometea, Sedo-Scleranthetea). The limited number and cover of woody taxa seem to...

This paper is based on the main results of an analysis of spontaneous flora and vegetation on the small islet of Vrnik (0.281 km²), on which there are some abandoned limestone quarries, on the eastern Adriatic coast. The investigations were carried out from 2014 to 2016. Altogether, 251 vascular plant taxa (species and infraspecific units) were rec...

Species from the genus Galium L. (Rubiaceae) have a wide area of distribution and some of them are frequently used in folk medicine and human nutrition. Although today the application of these plant species in official medicine has not been recognized, recent findings indicate that their biomedical potential might be worth reconsidering. The paper...

Qualitative phytochemical analyses of eight species from the genus Galium (G.corrudifolium, G.cruciata, G.divaricatum, G.lucidum, G.mollugo, G.palustre, G.parisiense, and G.verum), followed by spectrophotometric evaluation of their total phenolic, flavonoid and iridoid content, as well as antiradical capacity, were conducted. G.cruciata contained t...

The main aims of our study were (1) to determine the flora in railway areas with special emphasis on the presence of neophytes; (2) to describe the features of the flora through analyses of taxonomic composition, chorotypes, life forms and the phytosociological character of species found at 15 stations in the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean are...

The paper gives a formalised description of the Picrido hieracioidis-Cirsietum candelabri association, a new ruderal syntaxon from Croatia.

Znanstvena monografija o otoku Viru nastavak je sustavnih multidisciplinarnih istraživanja hrvatskoga otočnog prostora koja sa suradnim ustanovama provodi Sveučilište u Zadru od svoga ponovnog utemeljenja (2002.) na tradicijama jednog od starih europskih sveučilišta Universitas Jadertina iz 1396. godine. Radi odgovarajućega svrhovitog i učinkovitog...

The vegetation of the north-eastern Adriatic island of Olib (26.13 km2 ) was studied in 2015. From a total of 99 phytosociological relevés, 33 floristically and ecologically distinctive vegetation communities were identified and described (30 associations and 3 stands) within 28 alliances, 27 orders and 23 vegetation classes. Altogether, 18 NATURA...

This paper is a first contribution to knowledge of the vascular plant species diversity of the NE Adriatic Island of Olib (26.13 km 2). The total vascular flora of the island comprises 465 taxa of native and naturalised vascular plants, and 69 commonly cultivated taxa. The Mediterranean character of Olib flora is reflected by a large proportion of...

The vegetation and flora of the south Croatian islet of Badija (0.97 km 2), located in the Korčula archipelago , were studied in 2014 and 2015. From a total of 52 phytosociological relevés, 12 floristically and ecologically distinctive vegetation communities were identified and described (eight associations, one subassociation and three stands) wit...

The results of a phytosociological investigation of the Quercus coccifera L. stands occurring along the Adriatic and Ionian coasts in south Albania are given. The surveyed stands are localized in the Thermo-Mediterranean and Meso-Mediterranean belts. On the basis of literature and unpublished data, Q. coccifera stands extend from the shoreline up t...

The flora and vegetation of three small islets with surface areas from 1.04 to 3.31 hectares, lying between the mainland and the Pelješac peninsula in south Croatia, were investigated in 2014 and 2015. The floristic data have been used to analyze life-form and chorological spectra and to assess species-area relationship, the occurrence of islet spe...

The present phytosociological study of the eastern Adriatic coastal salt-marsh at Blato, Croatia, is based on the Braun-Blanquet approach. Five plant associations were recorded in the area: Juncetum maritimo-acuti, Puccinellio festuciformis-Sarcocornietum fruticosae, Scirpetum maritimi, Enteromorpho intestinalidis-Ruppietum maritimae and Cressetum...

The flora of the two islets, Veliki Lagan (surface area of 2.16 ha) and Mali Lagan (1.04 ha), located along the north-west coast of Dugi otok island, was researched for the first time in 2014. Altogether, there were 39 species and subspecies within 37 genera and 21 families. There were 35 and 24 taxa on Veliki Lagan and Mali Lagan, respectively. Th...

The aim of this study is to describe and classify the stands with a predominance of Cirsium candelabrum Griseb. (Asteraceae) for the first time in Croatia. The stands were investigated in south Croatian region of Dalmatia in 2015. In this study, the Picrido hieracioidis-Cirsietum candelabri Jasprica, Milović & Pandža 2015 is described and proposed...

The present phytosociological study of the eastern Adriatic coastal salt-marsh at Blato, Croatia, is based on the Braun-Blanquet approach. Five plant associations were recorded in the area: Juncetum maritimo-acuti, Puccinellio festuciformis-Sarcocornietum fruticosae, Scirpetum maritimi, Enteromorpho intestinalidis-Ruppietum maritimae and Cressetum...

During 2004 and 2012 field research into the flora of the five uninhabited islets near Pakoštane, Dalmatia, South Croatia was carried out: Babuljaš, Veliki Školj, St Justina, Mali and Veliki Žavinac. Altogether, 257 vascular flora taxa were recorded. The flora of the islet Veliki Školj had 159 taxa, that of St Justina 118, Veliki Žavinac 115, Mali...

Rasprostranjenost neke svojte ovisi o nizu čimbenika – klimi (npr. količini oborina, temperaturi), orografskim odlikama (npr. nadmorskoj visini, ekspoziciji, nagibu terena), tipovima tala te mnogim drugim utjecajnim elementima kao što su kompeticija s drugim biljkama, sposobnost širenja, otpornost na bolesti i sl. Posljedica je da su pojedine vrste...

To evaluate the impact of two predominant management types (mowing vs. tilling) in olive groves on plant diversity, we have surveyed olive groves at ten localities in the surroundings of Šibenik (Dalmatia, Croatia). Among the surveyed groves, 12 were managed by tilling and 11 were managed by mowing. Altogether 323 taxa from 207 genera and 58 famili...

Background and Purpose: Biological invasions are causing serious problems in the environment, often resulting in significant modifications of the landscape structure and ecosystem functioning. J.P. Grime's theory on CSR strategies of plants indicate whether plant species is a good competitor, adapted to disturbance or to limited resources. The goal...

Senecio inaequidens DC. (Asteraceae) is a neophyte of South African origin, accidentally introduced in wool exports to Europe at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Since the 1970s it has spread rapidly in Central, West and South Europe. After the recently published finding in Hrvatsko Zagorje (Sv. Križ Začretje), two new sit...

In this paper a preliminary check-list of invasive alien plant species (IAS) in Croatia is presented. It has been created on the basis of the literature and of field observations. The list consists of 64 taxa, with family, life-form and geographic origin assigned to each IAS. Analyses according to family affiliation, life-form and origin were made....

As a result of the global problem of invasion, the number of studies dealing with plant invasion is increasing, thus causing increasing confusion about terminology used. As a part of the first national project about invasive Croatian flora in 2006, we prepared a proposal for a national standard terminology and criteria for the treatment of alien fl...

In this work a total of 507 taxa of vascular flora of the settlement of Tribunj and the nearby uninhabited islets of Logorun and Lukovnik were recorded, according to literature data and our filed research. The flora of Tribunj comprises 413 taxa, the flora of Lukovnik 197 taxa, and the flora of Logorun contains 163 vascular taxa. The most common fa...

In this work the non-native flora of the town of Omiš was analysed. It numbers 84 taxa, which equals 13.68% of the complete flora of the city of Omiš (614 taxa). Non-native taxa present exclusively in culture were not analysed in this work. The most common family is Asteraceae s. str. (16 taxa; 19.05%) and the most common genus is Amaranthus w ith...

The flora of the town of Omiš was observed and researched during 2007 and 2008. In all, 870 species and subspecies were recorded. Among them, 614 grow indigenously or spread subsponta- neously out of cultivated conditions and 256 plant taxa occur only in culture. Cultivated taxa were not included in the analysis. The results of the flora analysis s...

Although only a small number of species brought into the culture has the ability to domesticate and spread invasively into the surrounding habitats, some of them can cause serious eco-system irregularities. In the region of Omis especially dangerous could become Amorpha fruticosa covering more and more areas along the Cetina river thus suppressing...

Zadar, one of the oldest towns in Croatia, is situated in North Dalmatia. A floristic survey performed between 2005 and 2008 included vascular native and non-native taxa with the ability to survive outside crops. A total of 926 vascular plant species and subspecies, from 470 genera and 107 families were recorded. The most common families are Astera...

Floristic researches of the 14 islets and reefs near Vrgada Island (Zadar archipelago, eastern Adriatic) were conducted in the period from 2009 and the spring of 2010. For the 13 islets and reefs, 264 vascular plant taxa were recorded and classified in 184 genera and 63 families. No taxa were recorded for one reef. The domination of therophytes (42...

The paper lists sixteen new neophytes for the flora in Croatia. The grass Setaria parviflora has been naturalized in the Šibenik area (Solaris, Zablaće) for some time now but the grass Bromus catharticus has been found only recently, in Zadar (Voštarnica). Their seed was probably brought in as a seed admixture used to form lawns on public areas. Th...

The paper provides a list of 546 vascular plant taxa for which 855 new findings for the islands of the Šibenik archipelago (Kaprije, Krapanj, Murter, Obonjan, Prvić, Zlarin and Žirje) were recorded. Of the total number of new findings, 254 refer to 158 taxa which, in the area researched, grow either in cultivation or demonstrate the ability to subs...

In this paper we analyse the composition of vascular flora of the Krka National Park after the changes of its boundaries in 1997 and on the basis of published data and results of our field research. Along with 755 taxa previously registered within the new Park boundaries, 233 new taxa have been found, and total vascular flora now counts 988 taxa. T...

The paper provides a list of 160 vascular plant taxa new for the flora of the island of Krapanj (Šibenik archipelago), the outcome of research carried out in the period 2000 to 2004. These new taxa refer mainly to indigenous and naturalised (133 taxa) and less to cultivated plants (27 taxa). Together with the 270 taxa that have been published previ...

Research into the vascular flora of Obonjan, a small island (0,7 km 2) of the Šibenik archipelago, was carried out from 2000 to 2003. A total of 230 species and subspecies classified into 163 genera and 53 families were registered. Only three species, Conyza bonariensis, C. canadensis and C. sumatrensis had been found previously while 227 plant tax...

In this paper, the most recent state in the distribution of the American neophytes Conyza canadensis, C. bonariensis and C. sumatrensis (Asteraceae) in Croatia is presented. Conyza canadensis is believed to be one of the most widespread introduced species in the world. It arrived in the teritory of Croatia much before the beginning of the 19 th cen...

According to VISIANI (1826: XVIII-XIX) Cressa cretica was found in the area of Dalmatia around the middle of the 16th century by Luigi Anguillara. Since later explorers of the flora of Dalmatia did not confirm this finding it only has a historical significance. This thermo-cosmopolitan halophilous species from Convolvulaceae family was found in the...

Investigations into the flora of Šibenik and its surroundings were carried out in the period from 1996 to 2001. A total of 1075 species and subspecies of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta was found and 676 of them are reported for the first time in this paper. The findings of 399 taxa were confirmed among the 492 previously noted, but not confirmed fo...

New localities for 13 neophytes in the area of the County of Šibenik and Knin are given in this paper. The neophytes – Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thev.) N. Terracc., Euphorbia nutans Lag., Tagetes minuta L., Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner and Panicum dichotomiflorum Michaux are mentioned for the first time for the researched area. Data are given fo...

New localities for 13 neophytes in the area of the Country of Šibenik and Knin are given in this paper. The neophytes - Amaranthus crispus (Lesp. & Thev.) N. Terracc., Euphorbia nutans Lag, Tagetes minuta L., Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner and Panicum dichotomiflorum Michaux are mentioned for the first time for the researched area. Data are given fo...

According to VISIANI (1826: XVIII–XIX) Cressa cretica was found in the area of Dalmatia around the middle of the 16th century by Luigi Anguillara. Since later explorers of the flora of Dalmatia did not confirm this finding it only has a historical significance. This thermo-cosmopolitan halophilous species from Convolvulaceae family was found in the...