Cardamine fialae Fritsch (Brassicaceae) a New Species in Croatian Flora
AbstractDuring a floristic survey of the northern slopes of Matokit Mountain in the surroundings of Vrgorac in central Dalmatia, a peculiar population ofCardaminebelonging to theC. maritimacomplex was found. Because of its morphology, general habit, type of leaves and fruits, the collected plants were recognized asC. fialaehitherto know only from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Morphologically,C. fialaeis similar to the Serbian endemicC. serbicawith which it shares following characteristics: auricules at the base of lower cauline leaves, stem and rosette leaves bipinnate, margin of leaflets serrate with hairy main stem and sepals, although it differs in having bigger petals and sepals, longer filaments and 1–2 lateral stems.C. fialaegrows on lower altitudes in rocky ground within the vegetation of forest fringes of the sub-Mediterranean zone. This is the first report of the endemic speciesC. fialaein Croatian flora.