The grasses (Poaceae) pf meadows and pastures on the family farms in Istria, Croatia

Samonikla vaskularna flora livada košanica i pašnjaka istraživana je na lokalitetima 7 obiteljskih gospodarstava s ovčarskom proizvodnjom koja su smještena su od juga do sjevera istarskog poluotoka. Tijekom istraživanja 2003, i 2004. godine ustanovljena je 61 svojta trava (Poaceae), i to 56 vrsta i 5 podvrsta u okviru 36 rodova. U spektru životnih oblika biljaka iz porodice Poaceae prevladavaju hemikriptofiti (63.93%) i terofiti (32.79%).Autochthonous vascular pasture flora was researched at the locality of 7 family owned farms which breed sheep, situated from south to north of the Istrian Peninsula. During research in 2003 and 2004. a total of 61 Poaceae - taxa (56 species and 5 subspecies) were found. The taxa belonged to 36 genera. According to analysis of life forms, the most numerous Poaceae - taxa are Hemicryptophyta (63.93%) and Therophyta (32.79%)