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Sándor Polgár and the research of the adventive flora of Hungary
188–197Views:434In the 20th century Sándor Polgár was one of the most outstanding researchers of adventive plant species in Hungary. He wrote nine publications in this theme. In the industrial environment of his home town Győr (NW Hungary) he found tropical species, most of them were southern-American origin. The richest alien flora came around the oil factories of the town. He reported 65 taxa new for the Hungarian flora, four of them were new for Europe too. He was a great expert of problematic Solanum, Amaranthus and Chenopodium genera.
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New species in the alien flora of Hungary
203–232Views:939In this compilation we present the first occurrences of 22 vascular plant species not previously documented from the territory of Hungary. Fifteen of the species are casuals, while seven of them are already naturalised, at least locally. We report the mass appearance and naturalization of Sagina maritima and the emergence of Carduus pycnocephalus along roadsides, single sites of Chaenorhinum litorale and Solanum elaeagnifolium near railway lines, and the localities of Lepidium latifolium and Sisymbrium volgense in various disturbed habitats, and some occurrences of Acalypha virginica in urban environments. The first record of Bacopa rotundifolia is from a rice field, while that of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is from an urban lawn, and Senna tora occurred on construction debris. Among the species that appeared spontaneously as a result of earlier planting, Celastrus orbiculatus forms a naturalized population in a tree plantation, Hygrophila triflora and Pontederia cordata are present in artificial canals and lakes, and Cenchus longisetus has become naturalised and is spreading along the banks of the Danube in Szentendre. Most other species are associated with trampled or heavily disturbed habitats in built-up areas (pavement edges, fences, ruderal areas). Alnus cordata, Eryobotria japonica, Euonymus alatus, Paxistima canbyi, Pistacia terebinthus and Solanum pseudocapsicum are present as casuals, while Viola palmata has become naturalised in built-up environments. The naturalisation process of Allium aflatunense on a private property has also been documented.
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Floristic study of gravel pits I. – Sajó–Hernád Plain
115–128Views:197In this paper, we report our floristic observations collected from gravel pits in the Sajó–Hernád Plain (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northeast Hungary). We present a total of 101 occurrence data from 13 pits, belonging to 45 vascular plant species and one hybrid. Most of the observations come from abandoned mines, but we also describe occurrences from actively mined areas. Ten of the presented species are new to the flora of the micro-region (Cyperus flavescens, Dysphania botrys, Helminthotheca echioides, Hippophae rhamnoides, Panicum dichotomiflorum, Ranunculus circinatus, Solanum lycopersicum, Spergularia rubra, Thymelaea passerina, Zannichellia palustris). Some of the species listed in the enumeration are taxa for which data are scarce even at the national level (e.g., Bolboschoenus laticarpus, B. planiculmis, Utricularia ×neglecta). We report some recent occurrences of invasive alien species (Erechtites hieraciifolia, Symphyotrichum ciliatum, S. novi-belgii), we provide data on common or sporadic aquatic plant species for which available data are scarce (Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Nuphar lutea, Potamogeton spp.), and we describe some new localities of species for which previous data – concerning the micro-region – came exclusively from gravel pits (e.g., Carex secalina, Cyperus glomeratus, Gnaphalium luteoalbum, Najas minor, Typha laxmannii). We discuss our results in the concluding section of the paper, taking into account previous floristic data as well.
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Contributions to the flora of the Heves–Borsod and Uppony Hills and adjacent territories
173–226Views:353Results of nearly two decades of floristic research in the territory of Heves–Borsod Hills (Tarna-vidék) and the northern foreground of the Bükk Mts are presented in this paper (altogether 4421 records; BÁ: 1665, SJ: 2752). Several old literature records – partly supported by vouchers – are confirmed, e.g. Hypericum elegans and Lappula heteracantha from the Uppony Gorge, as well as Cephalaria transsylvanica, Cypripedium calceolus, Diplotaxis erucoides and Plantago indica from the Heves–Borsod Hills and the northern foreground of the Bükk Mts. Other former literature records (partly from the authors) are revised. These revisions are mainly due to changes in taxonomic concepts of some genera in new keys (Carex, Chamaecytisus, Epipactis, Molinia, Sorbus). Old literature and herbarium records of other significant taxa (Onosma visanii, Scutellaria columnae, Sorbus sp., Utricularia bremii/minor) are revised too. The new occurrence of Ferula sadleriana in the Uppony Gorge is probably the result of intentional seed dispersal. Of the many rare plants listed in our paper some are new for the flora of the region under study: Agrimonia procera, Alchemilla micans, Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, Astragalus austriacus, A. exscapus, Blysmus compressus, Carex appropinquata, C. cespitosa, Catabrosa aquatica, Centarea indurata, Dactylorhiza × aschersoniana, Epipactis voethii, Epipogium aphyllum, Equisetum hyemale, Festuca drymeja, Gagea bohemica, Glyceria nemoralis, Hesperis sylvestris, Myosotis caespitosa, Phegopteris connectilis, Platanthera chlorantha, P. × hybrida, Rosa gizellae, Scilla kladnii, Senecio doria, Solanum villosum, Taraxacum palustre, Triglochin palustre. Two phytocoenological relevés representing the habitats of Myosotis caespitosa and Spiraea media are presented. Currently known local distribution of some montane and forest-steppe elements are shown on maps.