Distribution trends of some species of the Brassicaceae family in Latvia

2018

Abstract Rūrāne I., Evarts-Bunders P., Nitcis M., 2018: Distribution trends of some species of the Brassicaceae family in Latvia. - Botanica, 24(2): 124-131. The aim of this paper was to clarify and analyse the distribution trends of some Brassicaceae species (Bunias orientalis, Sisymbrium volgense, Barbarea arcuata, Draba nemorosa and Camelina alyssum) in Latvia. Field studies and the herbarium material analyses were carried out. The distribution trends were analysed by comparing all selected species in three time periods: by 1940, from 1941 to 1990, and from 1991 to the present. The study shows that the distribution of Brassicaceae species such as Bunias orientalis, Sisymbrium volgense, B…