Floristic characteristics of rotational grazing pastures near Puntera (Istria, Croatia

Samonikla vaskularna flora pašnjaka istraživana je na lokalitetima obi-teljskog gospodarstva s ovčarskom proizvodnjom u Punteri u Istri. Tijekom istraživanja 2004. i 2005. godine ustanovljeno je 100 biljaka (91 vrsta i 9 podvrsta) iz 80 rodova i 24 porodice. Većina biljaka pripada porodicama Gramineae (19%), Compositae (16%) i Leguminosae (16%). U spektru ži-votnih oblika prevladavaju hemikriptofiti (52%) i terofiti (36%).Autochthonous vascular pasture flora was researched at the locality of a family owned farm breeding sheep, situated near Puntera in Istria, Croatia. During the research in 2004 and 2005, a total of 100 plant taxa (91 species and 9 subspecies) were found. The taxa belonged to 80 genera and 24 families. The most dominant families were: Gramineae (19%), Compositae (16%) and Leguminosae (16%). According to the analysis of life forms, the most numerous were Hemicryptophyta (52%) and Therophyta (36%)