Botanical survey of a restored segment of the Jedlový stream (Šumava National Park)

The Jedlový Potok is a tributary of the Teplá Vltava River and is situated in the Upper Vltava Floodplain in the Šumava National Park. Part of the Jedlový Potok has been restored in 2015. The aim of the thesis was to record the flora on permanent plots in the Jedlový potok floodplain in the third year after its restoration. Four type of habitats were distinguished in the Jedlový potok floodplain. An extensively mown wet Cirsium meadow and Phalaris arundinacea marsh occurred in the riparian zone with a more fluctuating water table while a short-sedge fen and an Eriophorum vaginatum mire formed a peatland zone further away from the watercourse. Phytosociological relevés were recorded and groundwater table level was measured on two permanent plots within each habitat. Eighty plant species were recorded on the permanent plots. A total of 124 vascular plants was identified in the whole area of interest in the Jedlový Potok floodplain, 17 endangered species included. The botanical survey confirmed the spatial pattern of biotopes typical in the Teplá Vltava River floodplain and a high richness of the floodplain flora