Artemisia Santonicum Subsp. Patens in Slovakia: The Sad Story of Obligate Halophyte on the Northern Edge of Its Distribution Range

Abstract

Historical and current occurrence of obligate halophyte Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens was studied in Slovakia during [2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012]. The species has been occurred in the Podunajská nížina Lowland and the Výcho-doslovenská nížina Lowland; 35 localities were found in total. The data from the Záhorská nížina Lowland is erroneous. Recently the number of localities decreased markedly and the species was confirmed only in 17 sites. Most of them (16) is situated in the Podunajská nížina Lowland and a single one has been confirmed in the Východoslovenská nížina Lowland. Based on our data, Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens belongs to the endangered (EN A2ac+4c) plants of the Slovak flora according to IUCN categories and criteria, because 50 % of locations were destroyed and survival prognosis is unfavorable for the most recent populations. Key words: Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens, Slovakia, occurrence, halophytes, IUCN criteria. IzvlečekV članku smo obravnavali historično in trenutno razširjenost obligatne halofitske vrste Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens na Slovaškem med leti 2001 in 2012. Vrsta se pojavlja v nižinah Podunajská nížina in Východoslo-venská nížina; skupno smo našli 35 rastišč. Podatki o pojavljanju v nižini Záhorská nížina so napačni. Število rastišč se je v zadnjem času občutno zmanjšalo in pojavljanje vrste smo potrdili samo na 17 lokalitetah. Večina (16) je iz Podunajská nížina in samo ena iz Východoslovenská nížina. Na podlagi naših podatkov takson Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens uvrščamo med ogrožene (EN A2ac+4c) vrste slovaške flore na podlagi IUCN kategorij in kriterijev, saj je bilo uničenih 50% rastišč in tudi napovedi za preživetje trenutnih populacij so neugodne. Ključne besede: Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens, pojavljanje, halofiti, IUCN kriterij.

Artemisia santonicum L. and Artemisia lerchiana Web. Essential Oils and Exudates as Sources of Compounds with Pesticidal Action

“…The main components of the A. santonicum profile established in the present study (β-pinene, trans-pinocarveol, α-pinene, α-terpineol, and spathulenol) were different from those reported for other populations [32,35,41,42]. This great variability in the essential oil profile of this species could be related to the fact that this species is considered a very variable taxon from the A. maritima group [43].…”

Qualitative Fingerprint Analysis and Multidirectional Assessment of Different Crude Extracts and Essential Oil from Wild Artemisia santonicum L.

“…The genus Artemisia is one of the most important genera in Asteraceae family, comprising about 500 species [1]. Artemisia members have specific scents or tastes, and are ingredients in the preparation of liqueur in food industry [2][3][4]. Several Artemisia species have been traditionally used in wide plethora of inflammatory and infectious diseases [5,6].…”