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List of vascular plants of the Czech Republic is synonymous with the register of plant species and subspecies of the Czech Republic. It was put together during the preparation of the Key to Flora of the Czech Republic and basically stems from this publication. It continues to be updated with newly found species and elaborated on, so that it can serve as a stable source for Czech names and currently provide scientists with correct scientific names. The next edition of the Key to Flora will stem from this database.

 

The list includes all native, introduced, accidentally introduced, naturalized and often cultivated species. Typically used synonyms are included along with valid Latin and Czech names. Names typically used in the to-date published series Flora of the Czech (socialist) Republic, (Hejný & Slavík 1988, 1990, 1992; Slavík 1995, 1997, 2000) and in the New Flora of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (Dostál 1989) are thoroughly provided. The taxonomic approach, nomenclature and Czech names stem from the Key to Flora of the Czech Republic (Kubát et al. 2002). Only a few slight changes were made when creating the list, with more fundamental changes being made only for the genus Taraxacum (completing the species list), and a few changes made to the genus Hieracium. Abbreviations of authors’ names were unified according to Brummit & Powel 1992: Authors of plant names, Kew.

 

The list is not only for experts from various botanical fields, but also for those who work in nature protection, agriculture, forestry, etc. We believe that it will mainly be used by those who want to quickly orientate themselves in the rare diversity of our flora.

 

 

The Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences has since its beginnings collected basic information on the occurrence of vascular plants in the Czech Republic. Since 1992 this thesaurus of published floristic finds has been entered into the relational database FLDOK (Floristic Documents); individual entries are supplemented with further information (e.g., phytogeographic ranks, quadrants of Central European mapping). Although this electronic part of the thesaurus still maintains its original character of being an internal tool, for substantiated cases information from it may be provided even to scientists from other organizations than the Institute of Botany. Currently the database is not directly accessible online, but information can be requested from the database administrator, J. Štěpánek. The database currently includes over 1 020 000 entries. Our aim is to make data accessible and currently enable other users to fill in more data. To familiarize you with the botanical literature that has excerpts in FLDOK, we have provided an overview of excerpted journals and a complete overview of excerpted works.

 

 

The Institute of Botany is the national guarantor for compiling a complete botanical bibliography that has continued since the beginning of the botanical publishing activities. Over the last ten years it has also been made in the form of a relational database (LICIT) linked to keywords.

 

This database contains 40 000 floristic field reports from 1997 to 2003, 15 000 data from literature and 38 000 data from herbaria. It was begun in cooperation with the University in Göttingen (Germany) and is a unique set of data from this alpine area. 

CLO-PLA: Database of Clonal Growth of Plants of Central Europe

The database includes data on vegetative growth that are relevant for clonality and vegetative regeneration for all (not only clonal) European plant species other than those from the Mediterranean. The information is based on the literature and original studies. Organs of clonal growth are classified into 17 types. The traits described are those associated with a plant’s persistence at a locality or its regeneration after disturbance and thus could be used to predict vegetation development, evaluate a species invasion potential or the risk of extinction. The content of this database partially overlaps that of LEDA (database of traits of plants in northwestern Europe). Within the framework of LEDA, we were responsible for clonal growth and vegetative regeneration traits.

 

The taxonomic cyanobacteria database was established using the work of Komárek (1992) and includes and also compiles data from other scientists (e.g., Geitler, Bourrelly, Desikachary, Drouet, Kondrateva). It also includes the most recent published studies. The database aims to provide interested individuals from the wider public, scientific community and other organizations with the most complete information on cyanobacteria.

 

 

This database is modern with its web application being accessible and searchable for the scientific community. It integrates all activities connected with curator activities and currently includes additional data such as digital photographs of herbarium material, separately maintained plant parts (e.g., cones), chromosome counts, etc. In the next phase of development, the PRA herbarium will be documented in this database.

 

 

The super modern digitalized system of collection items (herbaria items or prepared parts of plants) is connected with the creation of a virtual collection and the related databases. In the first phase, documentation includes the most valuable (type) collection of tropical plants in Czech herbaria (mainly from T. Haenke, K. B. Presl and K. Domin). In the next phase, the documentation of plants from Europe and the Mediterranean will be described. Using this approach, material from various institutions is integrated in an informational and study way, and the most important herbaria items are secured and made accessible, with the initiation and coordination role being taken on by the Institute of Botany.

 

 

This database contains information on the means of spreading, phytogeography and biology of invasive species and links to primary source data. The database is continuously updated with new data on the progress of invasions and new invasive species.

 

 

From 2005-2008 under a project of the EU’s 6^th Framework Programme, DAISIE, members of the department participated in developing a European-wide database of invasive plant and animal species. This database contains information on non-native plant species, invertebrate species and vertebrates in terrestrial and aquatic environments from more than 50 regions of Europe.

 

 

The Agency for Nature and Landscape Protection has established a database of permanent vegetation areas. It is now maintained under the supervision of the Institute of Botany, which has extensive experience with repeated monitoring on permanent plots. Costs of maintenance and updating data will be split between the two institutions. Vegetation surveys done by employees of the Institute of Botany as agreed are passed on to the national geobotanic database at the MU in Brno (on the basis of the Turboveg system). These surveys are a significant part of the database.  

 

This database includes basic biological traits, occurrence on EUNIS sites and the distribution for all species of Czech Flora.