Cressa cretica L. (Convolvulaceae) u flori Hrvatske

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 salt marsh area of Blato by the Solaris hotels near Šibenik in June 1996. Observations that were made in period from 1997 to 2002 show that it is an annual plant with a short life cycle that continues in the summer period when the salt marsh area drains. It grows as a part of halophitic vegetation, mostly with the species Suaeda maritima, Salicornia europaea, Salsola soda, Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum and Crypsis aculeata. With the exception of the locality of Blato by Solaris, Cressa cretica has not been found on any other locality in the wider area of Šibenik.Prema Visianiju (1826: XVIII–XIX) vrstu Cressa cretica sredinom 16. stoljeća navodi Luigi Anguillara za područje Dalmacije. Kasniji istraživači dalmatinske flore nisu potvrdili ovaj nalaz pa on ima samo povijesno značenje. Ova termokozmopolitska halofitna vrsta iz porodice Convolvulaceae prona|ena je u lipnju 1996. godine na slanom močvarnom području Blato, uz hotelsko naselje Solaris u blizini Šibenika. Promatranja u razdoblju 1997.–2002. pokazuju da se radi o jednogodišnjoj biljci s kratkim životnim ciklusom koji se odvija tijekom sušnog ljetnog razdoblja kada slano močvarno područje presušuje. Raste u sastavu halofilne vegetacije najčešće s vrstama Suaeda maritima, Salicornia europaea, Salsola soda, Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum i Crypsis aculeata. Za sada nije pronađena na drugim lokalitetima na širem šibenskom području