-(Vascular species composition of dry and swamp grasslands in a savanna area, Itirapina -SP, Brazil) Floristic composition of an area of savanna (cerrado) at Itirapina region, São Paulo State (22°15'43''-50'' S and 47°53'-54' W), presenting dry and swamp grasslands (campo sujo and campo úmido), was studied and compared to distinguish this physiognomies. Collects were carried out monthly from March 1998 to April 1999, and sporadically from May 1999 to December 2001. In addition, a survey of previously collected plants of this area was conducted at the Herbário Rioclarense (HRCB) collection. The results were analysed according to the presence of such species in the physiognomies and to the floristic components. A total of 384 species, 211 genera and 76 families of vascular plants were sampled. 255 out of the total were exclusively found in the dry grassland, 114 were found only in swamp grassland. Only 10 species were present in both physiognomies. The richest families found in the dry grassland were: Asteraceae, Leguminosae and Poaceae. Among the richest families found in the swamp grassland Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Lentibulariaceae and Eriocaulaceae were the most important. The proportion between herbaceous and woody floras of dry grassland was 3.6:1. No woody species were found in swamp grassland. This study showed that floristic distinction between dry and swamp grassland is pronounced due to the small number of species these areas share.Key words -Brazilian vegetation, floristic composition, herbaceous swamp, tropical grasslands, wetlands RESUMO -(Composição de espécies vasculares de campo sujo e campo úmido em área de cerrado, Itirapina -SP, Brasil). Foi estudada a composição florística de uma área de cerrado na região de Itirapina -SP (22°15'43''-50'' S e 47°53'-54' W), onde ocorrem fisionomias de campo sujo e campo úmido. Visando estabelecer uma melhor distinção entre estas fisionomias, foi realizado o levantamento florístico que incluiu coletas em excursões mensais no período de março de 1998 a abril de 1999, além de coletas esporádicas a partir de maio de 1999 até dezembro de 2001. Adicionalmente foi realizado um levantamento junto ao Herbário Rioclarense (HRCB) de todas as coletas provenientes desta área. Os resultados foram analisados em função da ocorrência das espécies nas fisionomias (campo sujo e campo úmido), e por componente florístico (herbáceo-subarbustivo e arbustivo-arbóreo). Foram amostradas 384 espécies, 211 gêneros e 76 famílias de plantas vasculares. Do total de espécies, 255 são exclusivas do campo sujo e 114 do campo úmido. Apenas 10 espécies tiveram ocorrência comum entre as duas fisionomias. Dentre as famílias mais ricas do campo sujo destacam-se: Asteraceae, Leguminosae e Poaceae. No campo úmido, as famílias mais ricas são Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Lentibulariaceae e Eriocaulaceae. No campo sujo o componente herbáceo-subarbustivo prevaleceu sobre o arbustivo-arbóreo numa proporção de 3,6:1. No campo úmido foram encontradas apenas espécies herbáceo-subarbustivas. O estudo revelou acen...

The Cerrado plant species present periodic variations in its growth and reproduction usually closely related to climate seasonality. This study aimed to compare the reproductive phenology (flowering and fruiting) of plant species from a dry and a wet grassland in a Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) area at southeastern Brazil (Itirapina, SP) in order to answer the following questions: (i) do the plant species of each physiognomy flower and fruit seasonally? (ii) are the phenological patterns similar, in each physiognomy, among different life forms? (iii) do the physiognomies differ in respect to the proportion of species according to seed dispersal modes? (iv) do the physiognomies differ in respect to the fruiting patterns according to seed dispersal modes? (v) is the reproductive phenology of the species in each physiognomy, according to its life forms and dispersal modes, correlated to the climatic seasonality? We analyzed the vouchers included in the collection of the Herbarium of the Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista -UNESP from 1983 to 2005. The plant species were classified into life forms (woody and herbaceous) and dispersal modes (anemo, auto and zoochorous). In both physiognomies the phenological patterns were very seasonal, usually with a peak during the wet season, but differing according to the life form and dispersal mode. The observed differences were related to the environmental conditions of each physiognomy, mainly to the patterns of soil drainage. Phenological patterns were largely influenced by life forms, but the dispersal modes did not show the expected fruiting patterns, based on other studies of different Cerrado areas, emphasizing the importance of conducting detailed field phenological studies in dry and wet grasslands.